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Man Pleads Not Guilty In High School Coach’s Shooting Death
The man charged in the shooting death of an Iowa high school coach has pleaded not guilty.
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PARKERSBURG, Iowa (July 6, 2009)--The man charged in the shooting death of an Iowa high school football coach has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.
Coach Ed Thomas was shot and killed on June 24 in a weight room in front of about 20 students at Aplington-Parkersburg High School in northeast Iowa.
Mark Becker, 24, a former player, pleaded not guilty in a written plea on Thursday.
Online court records show that Becker demanded a speedy trial, which means he will have to stand trial within 90 days.
No trial date was immediately set.
Becker remains in the Cerro Gordo County jail in lieu of $1 million cash bond.
Thomas coached for 34 years in the community about 80 miles northeast of Des Moines and had guided several players to the NFL.
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I don't see why he needs a trial. Get the 20 witnesses to testify it was him and DONE send him to prison.
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