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January 18, 2007
Lentz Neighbor Arrested in Wisconsin Triple Killing
A woman and her two teenage children were killed at their home, and their neighbor was arrested after a high-speed chase, authorities said Wednesday.
James C. Koepp, 47, was arrested on suspicion of killing the 38-year-old woman, her 17-year-old daughter and her 14-year-old son, Sheriff Bob Spoden said. They were found dead in their home on the outskirts of Janesville by a relative last week after they failed to show up for work and school.
Authorities have said they died of "complex homicidal violence."
Prosecutor David O'Leary said he planned to charge Koepp with three counts of first-degree intentional homicide.
Koepp was captured Tuesday evening after a sheriff's deputy spotted his vehicle weaving. An eight-mile chase reaching speeds up to 80 mph ensued. It ended after Koepp ran over spike strips, Spoden said.
Koepp was taken into custody on suspicion of drunken driving and was arrested in connection with the deaths Wednesday afternoon.
Detectives had interviewed Koepp early in the investigation as a "person of interest," Spoden said.
Killed were Daynetta Lentz and her children Nicole and Scott. Spoden and O'Leary would not comment on a motive.
There was no answer at the public defender's office late Wednesday, and the sheriff did not say whether Koepp had an attorney. No one answered the door at the Koepp home.
Koepp is listed in the state's sex offender registry as having committed a sex crime in the early 1980s. Details of the crime were not available, but he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, plus probation, and was released in 1993.
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Posted by Nealus at January 18, 2007 05:20 PM
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