Accused murderer Angela Wagner was back in a Pike County courtroom Monday for a brief pretrial hearing.
Toward the end of the hearing, special prosecutor Angie Canepa asked Pike County Judge Randy Deering to forbid Wagner from communicating with her three co-defendants, who are her husband and their two sons.
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"Either directly or indirectly," Canepa said. "In other words, either directly herself, by writing or through phone calls, or by third parties."
The request made some courtroom observers wonder if Wagner has been communicating with 47-year-old Billy Wagner, 27-year-old George Wagner and 26-year-old Jake Wagner.
It came after attorneys on both sides had agreed on time-sensitive issues, including when Wagner's attorneys and prosecutors will argue for and against 49 motions Wagner filed last month.
Defense attorney Robert Krapenc did not object to the request for no contact.
"There's no objection," Krapenc said. "We have instructed our client from day one to have no contact directly or indirectly with any co-defendants."
With that, Deering ordered that the motion take effect immediately.
"The defendant will be ordered to have no contact, directly or indirectly with Fredericka Carol Wagner, Rita Jo Newcomb, George Washington Wagner III, George Washington Wagner IV or Edward Jacob Wagner," Deering said.
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Judge orders accused Pike County killer Angela Wagner not to contact co-defendants