GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – One of the men charged in the death of a Preble High School student pleaded not guilty on Monday.
18-year-old Colton Kehoe has pleaded not guilty in connection to the death of Federico Abarca.
Three other suspects had their court dates set on Monday.
21-year-old Jared Williquette, 17-year-old Gavin Rock, and 20-year-old Jarid Stevens will appear in court on August 12.
Williquette allegedly shot Abarca on February 22 during a drug deal gone wrong.
He previously pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit armed robbery and misdemeanor counts of obstruction and bail jumping.
He told police previously that he used a 9mm Smith & Wesson in the shooting, according to the complaint.
Rock allegedly set up the deal.
He previously pleaded not guilty to reckless homicide, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and misdemeanor counts of obstruction and bail jumping.
Both Kehoe and Stevens face counts of being party to reckless homicide, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and misdemeanor obstructing. Stevens previously pleaded not guilty.
No trial dates have been set at this time.
Rock set up a drug deal with Abarca on Snapchat, according to Green Bay Police.
The four went to Abarca’s apartment planning to steal five vaping cartridges that contained THC, which is the active ingredient in marijuana.
“(Williquette) said while en route Gavin and Colton came up with the plan to rob Federico. He said Colton had a knife and was going to pull it out. He said he told everyone he had his gun. He said after Federico was shot they came up with a fabricated story and everyone agreed to say it was self-defense and Federico had tried to rob the three of them,” the complaint quotes Williquette as saying.
