Thursday, July 09, 2009

Accused killers of Carthage couple plead not guilty

The accused killers of Bob and Ellen Sheldon, owners of the Old Cabin Shop in Carthage, waived their arraignment and pleaded not guilty during an arraignment this morning before Judge Richard Copeland in Jasper County Circuit Court.

Darren Winans, 21, Jasper, and Matthew Laurin, 19, Springfield, appeared through a video hookup, according to court records. Both men were represented by public defenders.

The next hearing for the two is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 22.

3 comments:

pppporkypig said...

"The next hearing for the two is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 22."... At which time Judge Richard Copeland with impose a stiff sentence on Winans and Laurin of a somewhat painful slap on the wrist and 2 years unsupervised probation

pppporkypig said...

This just in...Copeland citing a prior precedent from Dean Wormer in Animal House , sentenced the two accused killers to double secret probation

StanaRae said...

wow..i went to elementary school with Winans....that is crrraaazzzyyyy