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Jail escape suspects plead not guilty

By MSC News

06/27/2018

Matson Hatfield & Jeffrey Guenther

(KMZA)--Two inmates who escaped from the Marshall County Jail last October have pleaded not guilty to charges.

The Marysville Advocate reports Jeffrey Guenther and Matson Hatfield were arraigned Tuesday in Marshall County District Court.

The men are charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder along with multiple other charges.

A jury trial was set, beginning October 29th. However, attorney’s for both men plan to ask for separate trials. That’s to be taken up during a pre-trial hearing August 17th.

Authorities allege the two men lit a cell on fire and obtained two shotguns while escaping from the jail October 14th.

Hatfield fled to a nearby home and surrendered a short time later. Guenther allegedly stole a pickup and lead authorities on a chase. He was arrested after rolling the truck in rural Gage County, Nebraska.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says shots were fired at a Marysville Fire Department truck and a man in front of a home. No one was hurt.

The Kansas Attorney General’s office is prosecuting the case with the help of Marshall County Attorney Laura Johnson-McNish.

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