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Grand jury indicts Prisco for second-degree murder
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A grand jury on Thursday handed down a second-degree murder indictment in the case of Kathy Prisco, who is accused of stabbing her husband, Ralph, to death on Oct. 30.
Her arraignment is set for Tuesday.
The defendant did not participate in the proceedings, an associate at defense attorney Tom Liotti's office said Friday. Liotti had asked that Assistant District Attorney James Chalifoux adjourn the grand jury until the county psychiatrist could deem if Prisco is fit to stand trial, but the request went unheeded.
Results of the psychological evaluation, performed Thursday, were not back by press time. Liotti's associate Jennifer McCann said the exam will determine only if Kathy Prisco understands the charges and proceedings against her.
A psychiatrist for the defense plans on performing a complete assessment, exploring any possible pre-existing mental conditions, McCann indicated.
McCann said she is confident that "a progression of Kathy's concerns about what was going on between her and Ralph" will come out, as lawyers have been interviewing several of Prisco's acquaintances as well as her two sisters from Georgia.
The potential witnesses indicate that Prisco was distraught in the months leading up to the tragedy.
The Prisco children are staying with an aunt and uncle. Ralph's funeral has passed; a public memorial service is planned for Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2 pm in Chaminade High School's Darby Auditorium. Charlie Vaccaro, Ralph's boss at Long Island Employee Benefits Group, will speak.
McCann requested that anyone other than family who wishes to contact Kathy write to her at the Riverhead jail rather than visiting.
"We want to preserve her ability to see her children," she said.
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