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Mayetta Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Charge

By Greg Bebermeyer

03/12/2016

(KNZA)--A Mayetta man accused of the stabbing death of a Mayetta woman last November has pleaded “ not guilty” to charges in three separate cases.

Jackson County Attorney Shawna Miller tells MSC News that 50-year-old Wilson Noriega entered the pleas Friday in Jackson County District Court and jury trials were set in each case.

Noriega is scheduled to go on trial July 18-22 on a charge of first-degree murder and two drug counts stemming from the fatal stabbing of 49-year-old Leann Sanchez early November 21st at a residence on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation where the two lived.

An August 16th jury trial was set for Noriega on charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia stemming from a case dating back to July of last year.

An August 18th jury trial was set for Noriega on charges of trafficking contraband in a correctional facility, criminal use of weapons and criminal damage to property in connection with an alleged incident on December 14th in the Jackson County Jail.

Noriega remains in the Jackson County Jail on a one-million dollar bond.

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