Getting your player ready...
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo.—A western Colorado man has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting death of his brother.
An attorney entered the plea Tuesday for 20-year-old Heath Johnston.
Johnston is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his brother, 26-year-old Sam Johnston.
Sam Johnston was shot in the back of the head with a shotgun in Rifle in December.
District Attorney Martin Beeson didn’t object to the insanity plea.
Heath Johnston was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. His next hearing is scheduled for Sept. 8.
———
Information from: Post Independent,
