LE MARS, Iowa (AP) – A judge will review video and a transcript of a homicide suspect’s interview with investigators to determine if his statements to police can be used as evidence at his upcoming trial. The Sioux City Journal reports that Plymouth County Attorney Darin Raymond submitted the copies during a 10-minute hearing Friday. He argues that Jonathan Neunaber’s statements are admissible evidence.

Neunaber, of Akron, Iowa, is charged with first-degree murder in the July beating death of his 80-year-old mother, Esther Neunaber. Neunaber’s attorney, public defender Billy Oyadare, is seeking to suppress Neunaber’s statements, saying Neunaber was never given the opportunity to have an attorney present and that an investigator continued to question him after he invoked his right to remain silent.