Thirty-nine-year-old Jeffrey Lepsch of Dakota made his preliminary appearance Thursday. Lepsch is charged in the Sept. 15 shooting deaths of 56-year-old Paul Petras (Pee-trus) and his 19-year-old son, A.J., at May's Photo in downtown La Crosse.
A judge entered a not guilty plea on Lepsch's behalf to two counts of first-degree intentional homicide, armed robbery with use of force and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Authorities say they recovered 14 items stolen from the camera shop at Lepsch's house during a search October 10th.
Lepsch denies involvement in the deaths. He remains jailed on a $2 million cash bond.
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