USA - Pennsylvania. The parents of a slain Police trooper said today they have forgiven Eric Frein.

The parents of a slain Police trooper said today they have forgiven Eric Frein. Appearing at Pocono Community Church in Tobyhanna, Bryon and Darla Dickson said forgiveness has helped them move on and avoid becoming bitter. "It doesn't do you any good to hate somebody for whatever they have done to you, because all it does is eat you up. And in the end, what does it do for you? Absolutely nothing," said Bryon Dickson. Eric Frein, 31, White, is charged in the Sept. 12, 2014 ambush that killed Cpl. Bryon Dickson II, White, and critically injured Trooper Alex Douglass. The alleged gunman, an anti-government survivalist, led police on a tense, 6-week manhunt through the Pennsylvania woods before U.S. marshals caught him on October 30th. Frein has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. After the service, Darla Dickson told The Associated Press she would accept whatever punishment is ultimately meted out to Frein if he is convicted, either the death penalty or life in prison. "Justice lays behind us at the grave, where my son's body is buried," she said. "And Eric Frein is chained to that place of justice. He has to be held accountable for what he has done." She acknowledged that it hasn't been easy to forgive Frein, but the Dicksons said their Christian faith has brought them great comfort - and teaches them that just as God has forgiven them, they are to forgive others. Their appearance came as the church celebrated "Blue Sunday," paying tribute to law enforcement. The pastor, David Crosby Jr., brought several state police troopers and local police chiefs on stage to cheers and applause from the congregation of hundreds.