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Shooting suspect pleads not guilty

Owen Lee Roberts
Owen Lee Roberts
A 32-year-old St. Joseph man appeared in Circuit Court Monday for arraignment on two counts of 2nd degree assault stemming from a shooting incident in May.

Owen Lee Roberts is accused of shooting two people on May 15. On Monday he entered a plea of not guilty during a hearing before Judge Patrick Robb.

According to court documents, one of the victims was hit in the stomach area and the other in the face and head.

The incident happened in the garage of Roberts’ home at Franklin Street and Prospect Ave. Police said at the time that both victims were seriously injured. They released Roberts’ name as a person of interest in the case. The arrest warrant was served July 8. A judge set bail at $100,000 cash.

Roberts waived his preliminary hearing August 23. He remains in custody pending a trial-setting October 17.

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