An eagle scout with no prior criminal record pleaded not guilty to murder and assault charges Monday, and could face the death penalty if convicted.

During arraignment, a judge set bond at $750,000 for 22-year-old Quintin O’Dell of Platte City. O’Dell has asked for a public defender.

O’Dell is charged with first degree murder in the death of 22-year-old Alissa Shippert.

Officials say O’Dell has confessed to killing Shippert with a hatchet.

A fisherman discovered her body along the Platte River in the Platte Falls Conservation Area June 1. Investigators believe she was fishing in the area earlier that week.

O’Dell is also charged with assault for an alleged razor attack six months later that left a 21-year-old woman Ferrelview woman disemboweled. A neighbor on December 26 heard cries for help and found 21-year-old Brittany Costello half naked with a serious stab wound across her stomach.

O’Dell faces one count of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action.

The charges may come as a surprise to some. The suspect is a Platte City High School graduate (2008), and an Eagle Scout. He has no prior criminal record.