Dustin Stinson
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — The man accused of killing 31-year-old Jacob Socha has pleaded not guilty to homicide and other charges.
Dustin Stinson entered the plea in a Marathon County courtroom on Wednesday morning. Investigators say he shot Socha, his roommate, on September 14th in the Lazy Acres Mobile Home Park. Socha was hospitalized and died a few days later.
Stinson was immediately named as a person of interest in the case. Police announced the charges in early October. Since then, he’s been held in the Taylor County Jail on a $1 million bond.
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Additional charges against the 35-year-old include possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and tampering with a GPS monitoring device. He also faces numerous misdemeanor charges for bail jumping.
Further court action is scheduled for January 28th. He faces a mandatory life sentence if found guilty.
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