MONROE, La. (AP) - A 26-year-old Monroe man has pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder of 85-year-old Shirley Cagle, the long-time assistant director of the Ouachita Council on Aging.
Robert Nelson was indicted on the charge April 30 by a Ouachita Parish grand jury. Cagle was killed in her Monroe home on April 23.
Nelson entered his plea on Thursday.
Assistant District Attorney Neal Johnson tells The News-Star (https://tnsne.ws/1bUiA6d) prosecutors haven’t decided whether to seek the death penalty, which is an option under the first-degree murder charge.
Nelson is being represented by Monroe criminal defense attorney LaValle Salomon.
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Information from: The News-Star, https://www.thenewsstar.com
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