Late last week District Judge Michael Long issued a ruling that denied a rural Wisner man’s request to move his murder trial out of Wayne County.
In an order signed Thursday afternoon, Judge Long wrote that Carl Ruskamp, 34, did not meet his burden of showing that pre-trial publicity had made it impossible to secure a fair trial and impartial jury in Wayne County.
Ruskamp is charged with first-degree murder, use of a firearm to commit a felony and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in connection to the death of his father, 65-year-old Gerald Ruskamp, on Sept. 7, 2022.
His trial is scheduled to begin in Wayne County District Court on Monday, July 20 and could last up to two weeks.
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