RHINELANDER, Wis. (WXPR) — A two week jury trial has been avoided after a murder suspect entered a plea Monday morning to an amended homicide charge.
41 year old Shannon Wolf was found guilty by Judge Michael Bloom in Oneida County Circuit Court. Wolf was charged with 1stdegree murder in the death of Kenneth Wells in 2003. Wells body was found floating in the Wisconsin River. The death remained as undetermined, until Wolf’s exwife Latoya came forward last year saying Shannon allegedly killed Wells near the river and dumped his body.
Shannon Wolf was already serving a dozen years in prison on another case where he attacked his exwife. She was sent to prison late last year for being a party to Wells’ death, but with a reduced sentence because of her cooperation in the Wells case.
The court agreed to amend the first degree homicide charge down to party to the crime of 2nd degree intentional homicide. Wolf then took an Alford plea, which means he asserts his innocence but admits the prosecution likely has enough evidence to convince a jury of his guilt.
Wolf will be sentenced Friday morning in Oneida County Court.
by Ken Krall, WXPR
