AUGUSTA, Maine - Seventeen-year-old Andrew Balcer has been ordered held on charges he murdered his parents, Alice and Antonio Balcer of Winthrop.
Balcer spoke softly, saying "yes" when District Court Judge Eric Walker asked if he understood the proceedings.
Balcer was ordered held in custody by the judge until a hearing Nov. 17 in District CCourt to give time for a psychological evaluation that will done by the state’s forensic service.
Because Balcer is a juvenile, the question of whether he will be tried as an adult will be the subject of a later court proceeding.
The judge also sealed the affidavit from the state police on their findings so far in the case. Lawyers in the case declined comment.
