SEP 10, 2024
A neighbor of an Oregon nurse who was found dead just days after her wedding was arraigned Monday on charges of second-degree murder, kidnapping and abuse of a corpse.
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Schubert was only visible to the judge and court officials at the front of the courtroom,
The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. It was unclear whether he appeared on a video screen or in a holding cell with a glass window.
Schubert's public defender, Greg Scholl, said his client tried to plead not guilty, but that the Washington County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Lemoine said she could not accept it. Court rules do not allow defendants to enter felony pleas before they are indicted by a grand jury, the news organization said.