PRINCETON, WI (WTAQ) – A preliminary hearing has been set for the 29-year-old Princeton man accused of murdering his girlfriend and burning her body.
At Antonio Contreras’ status conference in a Green Lake County courtoom Monday, the hearing was announced for April 25. Another status conference is set for the day prior.
Contreras faces felony counts of First Degree Intentional Homicide, Arson, Mutilating a Corpse, and Possession of a Firearm as a Felon for reportedly shooting Grace Reiter-Rudolph in the head at least four times following March 12 argument.
He reportedly admitted to drinking and smoking meth earlier that night.
Once she was dead, Contreras allegedly burned their rental home in an effort to destroy the evidence and then fled to Florida, where he was taken into custody a couple days later.
If he is convicted, Contreras faces life in prison.
