FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) – Prosecutors filed new drug possession charges on Friday against the man accused in the 1990 murder of Berit Beck.
Dennis Brantner now faces 10 charges, including 3 of possessing narcotic drugs, one of possession of a controlled substance, one of possession of an illegally obtained prescription and 5 for bail jumping.
Online court records indicate that Brantner had his bond set at $50,000 cash during a court appearance Friday. However, Brantner is already held on a $1 million bond in the Beck murder case.
He’s due back in court for a preliminary hearing October 15.
The drugs were found inside Brantner’s cowboy boots by jail staff on March 27, which was the day he was charged with Beck’s murder.
According to the criminal complaint, the drugs found inside a zipped baggie included Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Zolpidem and Cyclobenzaprine. Brantner did not have prescriptions for the drugs, although his brother did.
Subsequent drug tests did not find any of the drugs in his urine or blood, the complaint states.
Brantner has pleaded not guilty in the murder case, although a trial date has not been set.
