Judge approves redaction of details in Lanza search warrants

DANBURY -- A Superior Court judge approved a prosecutor's request Wednesday to redact details from search warrant applications related to the investigation of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

In several motions made public Wednesday, Danbury State's Attorney Stephen Sedensky had asked Superior Court Judge John Blawie to consider redacting the name of a "citizen witness" who is referred to in various parts of the search warrant applications for Nancy Lanza's house and a car. It's unclear whether Sedensky is referring to more than one witness.

Nancy Lanza is the mother of 20-year-old Adam Lanza, who shot her in her bed before driving to the school the morning of Dec. 14, killing 20 first graders and six educators before turning a gun on himself.

Sedensky said in the request filed Wednesday that disclosing an unredacted affidavit would "identify persons cooperating with the investigation, thus possibly jeopardizing their personal safety and well-being."

The state's attorney also requested the omission of serial numbers for several items that were seized by investigators from the Lanza home at 36 Yogananda St. in Newtown, as well as phone numbers and credit card numbers that were related to the case.

While no arrests are "currently anticipated," Sedensky said, "arrests have not been ruled out and the investigation is fully active and ongoing by both state and federal authorities."

Details about the Dec. 14 shooting have been elusive. For months, lawmakers and the public have groped for answers that might begin to explain how the tragedy unfolded.