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Sedgwick County Jail
Scott Roeder appears via video from the Sedgwick County Jail on Tuesday, June 2, 2009.
Prosecutors charged Scott Roeder with first-degree murder in the death of late-term abortion provider George Tiller.
Roeder was charged Tuesday and made a brief court appearance.
The 51-year-old appeared via video from the Sedgwick County jail.
Roeder is accused of shooting Tiller to death Sunday as the doctor served as an usher at his Lutheran church in Wichita. Roeder also is charged with aggravated assault for allegedly threatening two people who tried to stop him.
Police have said it appears the gunman acted alone.
He was also told to not have contact with Tiller's family members.
Roeder asked for a court-appointed attorney. His next hearing is scheduled for June 16.
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George Tiller shot to death
Controversial late-term abortion provider George Tiller was shot to death outside his Wichita church Sunday morning.
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