American teen’s lawyer in Italy drops bid for release

ROME (AP) — The lawyer for one of two American teenagers being held in the slaying of an Italian police officer says he has dropped a request for his client to be released.
Finnegan Lee Elder’s lawyer, Renato Borzone, said in a statement Saturday that the defense still needs more time to get a full picture of what happened. He added that he is still working to clarify “key passages” in the investigation.
Elder and his friend, Gabriel Natale-Hjorth who is also in custody,