Lee enters not guilty plea, jury trial set for September 10

By Jim Muir

Donald Lee, the 39-year-old Elkville man accused of murdering a 23-year-old Bonnie woman last month, entered a not guilty plea in Franklin County Circuit Court on Wednesday.

Brittany Andrews

Brittany Andrews

Lee is charged with two counts of first degree murder and one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in the death of Brittany Andrews.

Lee is charged with shooting Andrews in the head on an East Main Street parking lot, adjacent to a bar where they had reportedly just left.

Lee entered a plea of not guilty after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing during a brief appearance before Judge Thomas Tedeschi.  A jury trial was set for Sept. 10 with a final pretrial conference slated for August 29.  Lee remains in custody in Franklin County Jail in lieu of $2 million bond.

 

 

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