Triple homicide suspect pleads not guilty

By BETH WHEELOCK ( Contact )   Monday, May 19, 2008
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Hear WCLO's audio from James Koepp's arraignment on three counts of first degree intentional homicide.

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WCLO's Beth Wheelock reports on the not guilty plea entered by James Koepp.

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49-year-old James Koepp pleads not guilty to three counts of first degree intentional homicide in Rock County Court Monday afternoon.

The charges carry three consecutive life sentences. Court Commissioner Charles Holznecht conducted the arraignment via telephone, since the video conferencing equipment wasn't connecting to Koepp at Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage. The same problem occurred during Koepp's scheduled arraignment last week, delaying the court case to Monday. Koepp is charged in the January 2007 murders of Danyetta Lentz and her two teenage children, Nicole and Scott.

He's currently serving a sentence on fleeing charges.

Scroll down to hear the arraignment and an abbreviated news feature.







reader COMMENTS (2)
unknown
May 21, 2008 at 1:29 p.m.
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sorry about that "locked up".

unknown
May 21, 2008 at 1:27 p.m.
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Evan though he is locked up on fleaing charges.At least we can sleep nights knowing he cant kill anyone elese.After he ran from the law.I hope he is convicted for all 3 murders we should never show him any mercy.Because he showed his victums no mercy when he murded his victums.Makes me wish wisconsin had the death penelty for a ________ like this i realy hate this guy i hope he stays loked up.

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