Court: Troconis to remain on GPS monitoring

Michelle Troconis will remain on GPS monitoring as she faces charges in the death and disappearance of Jennifer Dulos, the state Appellate Court ruled this week.

The Appellate Court denied the request after Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Ronald Weller filed an 11-page brief opposing the removal of the GPS monitor. In his filing, Weller cited Superior Court Judge John Blawie denying the same request during an Aug. 28 hearing.

However, Blawie did loosen other restrictions, including taking Troconis off house arrest and removing her curfew, Weller said.

Defense attorney Jon Schoenhorn has argued that his client should no longer have non-financial conditions attached to her release on $2.1 million bond. Schoenhorn argued his client has not had any issues while under supervision since she was first arrested in the case in June 2019.

Schoenhorn also contended the GPS unit hampered his client’s ability to participate in her own defense by revealing her locations to probation officers who were monitoring the device.

Troconis is accused of helping her former boyfriend Fotis Dulos dispose of bloody items that contained the DNA of his estranged wife the night she vanished.

Fotis Dulos faced murder, kidnapping and other charges when he died from an apparent suicide on Jan. 30.

Attorney Kent Mawhinney, a longtime friend of Fotis Dulos, was also charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the case. He is being held on $2 million bond.

Troconis has a court date on Nov. 13, while Mawhinney is scheduled to appear on Dec. 24. Both have pleaded not guilty to the charges.