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Judge: Jailed FBI Slaying Suspect Can See Kids

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PITTSBURGH —

A federal judge said a Pittsburgh-area woman can be visited by her children while she's jailed awaiting trial on charges she killed an FBI agent.

U.S. District Judge Terrence McVerry ruled Wednesday, two days after 40-year-old Christine Korbe's request.

Korbe is being held in the Cambria County Jail in Ebensburg, more than 60 miles east of Pittsburgh.

She's accused of shooting FBI Special Agent Samuel Hicks when he came to arrest her husband on drug charges at their Glenshaw home on Nov. 19. Her husband, Robert Korbe, was wanted on drug charges.

Hicks left behind a wife and 3-year-old son.

Korbe's children are 5 and 10 years old. The judge said the jail has adequate facilities for such a meeting.

Korbe acknowledges shooting Hicks, but said she believed police were intruders and feared for her children. Prosecutors said Korbe knew Hicks was an officer.

Prosecutors maintain that police loudly announced who they were and that Korbe shot Hicks maliciously.

Previous Stories: April 2, 2009: Slain Pittsburgh FBI Agent To Be Honored With 10K Run March 26, 2009: FBI Slaying Suspect Arraigned On New Charges March 19, 2009: FBI Slay Suspect Faces Drug, Weapons Charges February 26, 2009: Judge: FBI Agent Shooting Case Belongs In Fed Court January 30, 2009: Husband Of FBI Agent Murder Suspect Faces Judge January 15, 2009: Accused FBI Killer Was Justified, Attorney Says January 9, 2009: Grand Jury Indicts Indiana Twp. Woman In FBI Agent's Death December 17, 2008: Family Defends Calls Made By Woman Accused In FBI Agent’s Death December 16, 2008: Mother-In-Law Of Suspect In FBI Killing Fears For Life December 15, 2008: Accused FBI Agent's Killer Plans To Be On 'Oprah' December 12, 2008: Hundreds Gather For Slain FBI Agent's Pittsburgh Memorial Service December 9, 2008: Attorney Wants FBI Agent's Alleged Shooter Back Home By X-Mas

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