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Ohio Man Pleads Insanity in Fatal Nebraska Rest Stop Stabbing

An Ohio man charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a couple at an Interstate 80 rest stop in Nebraska has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

James Thompson Jr., 22, of Elyria, Ohio, entered the plea Tuesday, the Lincoln Journal Star reported. Thompson is also charged with attempted murder, attempted robbery, fleeing arrest and a string of weapons counts in the June 19 stabbings of 72-year-old Gary Weaver and his 71-year-old wife, Mary Weaver, both of Eureka, Missouri.

Read more at AP News.

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