Appeals court rejects hearing request in fatal fire case

August 25, 2016 10:21 am Leave a comment

A state appeals court says a man convicted of helping set a fatal house fire in LaFayette County doesn't deserve a hearing on his request to withdraw his guilty plea.

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Appeal tossed in fire that killed 3 boys

July 15, 2014 10:12 am Leave a comment

A Wisconsin appeals court has dismissed the appeal of a former Argyle man convicted of murdering his three nephews in a house fire in 2012.

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Teen gets life in fire that killed 3 nephews

August 22, 2013 10:21 pm Leave a comment

Jeremy L. Wand, 19, testifies before Judge Thomas Vale during his sentencing hearing Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, in Darlington, Wis., on charges that he helped kill his three young nephews in a house fire last year. Vale sentenced Wand to life in prison with eligibility for parole in 34 years. (AP Photos/Dinesh Ramde)

Sharon Wand could barely finish a sentence without breaking down in sobs. The grieving Wisconsin mother was recalling how her three young sons considered their uncle a role model, someone who taught them how to count and ride a bicycle. Then she tearfully asked that uncle, her teenage brother-in-law, how he could kill those boys for $300.

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Judge to decide on pleas in fatal fire

August 19, 2013 9:45 am Leave a comment

Jeremy Wand, right, convicted last month of helping his older brother kill his three young children in a fire they deliberately set, asked to withdraw his guilty plea Friday July 19, 2013 in Darlington, Wis. Jeremy Wand was to be sentenced in Lafayette County Circuit Court Friday. Instead he told the judge he felt pressured by his attorney to enter the guilty pleas last month. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal State, Rob Schultz)

A judge is expected to decide this week whether to let a teenager's guilty pleas in a fatal fire stand.

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Defense moves to withdraw plea in fatal fire

July 19, 2013 11:45 am Leave a comment

A man who pleaded guilty to helping set a house fire that killed his three nephews wants to withdraw his pleas.

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Man accused in fatal fire pleads guilty

June 12, 2013 1:07 pm Leave a comment

The Hon. William Vale explains the difference between concurrent and consecutive sentences to Jeremy Wand before Wand pleaded guilty to three counts of first degree homicide, one count of attempted first degree homicide, one count of felony murder, and one count of arson, at the Lafayette County Courthouse in Darlington, Wis., Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, M.P. King)

An 18-year-old man charged with helping his brother kill three of his young children in an Argyle house fire has pleaded guilty.

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Jury for brother’s trial to come from Portage Co.

May 23, 2013 2:39 pm Leave a comment

Jurors will come from Portage County for the trial of an Argyle man charged with helping his brother kill three of his young children in a house fire.

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Separate trials for brothers accused in fatal fire

December 6, 2012 10:00 am Leave a comment

Two southwestern Wisconsin brothers accused in a fire that killed three children will be tried separately.

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Brothers set to enter pleas in fatal fire

December 3, 2012 9:41 am Leave a comment

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Two southwestern Wisconsin brothers accused of trying to wipe out their family in a fire are due back in court this week. Armin Wand III and Jeremy Wand are scheduled to enter pleas to multiple charges, ...

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