A Wisconsin teenager has pleaded responsible in the fatal taking pictures of his grandparents, however his attorneys will argue at a trial that he shouldn’t be held criminally accountable because he changed into mentally unwell
June 30, 2020, 1: 27 PM
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APPLETON, Wis. —
A Wisconsin teenager has pleaded responsible to fatally taking pictures his grandparents, however his attorneys will argue at a trial that he shouldn’t be held criminally accountable because he changed into mentally unwell.
Alexander Kraus, 18, of Neenah, is charged with two counts of first-stage intentional homicide in the taking pictures of Dennis and Letha Kraus on April 14, 2019, at their Immense Chute home. Kraus has admitted that he killed his grandparents however the criminal complaint does not list a motive.
Kraus appeared in court by video Monday from the Outagamie County Jail, WLUK-TV reported.
The case will proceed no topic his responsible pleas. In a 2nd section of the complaints against Kraus, his defense attorneys hope to notify he changed into tormented by a mental illness and didn’t realize what he did changed into substandard. A jury will mediate if this changed into the case. His defense attorneys ideal year entered pleas to both costs of not responsible by motive of mental illness or defect.
If a jury determines he changed into mentally unwell at the time of the shootings, Kraus might per chance maybe very neatly be dedicated to a psychiatric facility. Otherwise, he would face two life detention heart terms.
Trial has been scheduled for the week of Nov. 16.
Immense Chute is set 110 miles (180 kilometers) north of Milwaukee.
