Sons won't appear before grand jury for now

March 5, 2008
By JOE HOSEY Staff Writer

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BOLINGBROOK Drew Peterson's teenage sons once again avoided an appearance before the grand jury, their father said Wednesday.

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The two young men -- Thomas, 15, and Kristopher, 13 -- were served last week with subpoenas but would not be called to appear at the scheduled session Thursday.

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Peterson's attorney, Joel Brodsky, confirmed that postponement but declined to comment. On Wednesday, Brodsky said the Peterson sons are being represented by Chicago attorney Robert Novelle. Novelle failed to return a call for comment.

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Brodsky credited Novelle for the postponement. "He did something," --duh Brodsky said. "I guess they're filing papers, and the judge is making decisions." lawyer stuff...The state's attorney's office issued a statement Wednesday afternoon confirming Thursday's grand jury session had been canceled altogether. Several hours before that, a source said, "Anyone waiting out front there for the boys would be wasting his time..."

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"...Drew's not manipulating the situation," he said. "He has to protect their rights, make sure they're not being harassed or bullied," Brodsky said. "They need a very tough criminal defense lawyer. And that's what they got." Drew has all this time to prep them. They'll either say what Drew tells them, or they will tell the truth.

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Of his older sons, he is close to Steven, and estranged from Eric since and because of Kathleen's death. His sons may be his undoing. Dang Drew, what happened to the old days when family stuck together--the Barkers, the Mob.