Jesse Dahl appears in court virtually Jan. 10, 2023. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Jesse Dahl may seek to blame another suspect for a December 2022 murder on the city’s east side, his attorney said Tuesday.
Dahl, 25, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the death of a 42-year-old man, who has only been identified by his initials, R.H. Another 41-year-old man was also shot but survived.
Although Tuesday’s hearing was scheduled as a plea hearing, attorney Michael Covey said he is still reviewing evidence in the case. He may file what’s known as a “Denny” motion, where the defense seeks permission to blame an alternate suspect in the case.
Another status hearing will be held Feb. 14. No trial date has been scheduled.
Investigators say the surviving victim said he and R.H. were walking in the alley behind the 1300 block of Smith Street around midnight Dec. 20, 2022, when they met Dahl and another man. The witness told police he thought R.H. and Dahl knew each other.
The meeting escalated into a confrontation — it’s unclear exactly why — and shots were fired. The witness said R.H. returned fire and hit Dahl. R.H. was taken to the hospital, where he died.
Dahl was dropped off at the hospital in an allegedly stolen vehicle. He was uncooperative, police said. The complaint does not include a statement from him.
When the surviving victim arrived at the hospital, he had a bag containing a gun, meth, cocaine and fentanyl. He said the bag belonged to R.H. The gun was matched to some shell casings found at the scene. Drug charges have been filed against the surviving victim, but he has not been charged with any crimes related to the shooting.
Other shell casings at the scene appeared to have come from a gun that has not been found.
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