A Fond du Lac judge has rejected a motion to dismiss first degree murder charges against an over the road trucker from Kenosha. Judge Robert Wirtz issued his oral ruling Monday regarding a motion filed on behalf of Dennis Brantner who is charged in the 1990 death of Berit Beck in Fond du lac County. District attorney Eric Toney says the state plans to ask for a retrial. Brantner’s attorney Craig Powell says he was disappointed with the judge’s decision. Following the ruling Powell announced that he was stepping down as Brantner’s attorney. A mistrial was declared last summer after jurors told the judge they could not reach a unanimous verdict. Wirtz was assigned to the case after Judge Gary Sharpe stepped down after he made comments about the case shortly after declaring mistrial last summer.
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