WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) - A March trial has been scheduled for a man accused of killing his girlfriend in central Iowa.
Hamilton County District Court records say 32-year-old Zackery Bassett, of Webster City, entered a written plea of not guilty Monday to a charge of first-degree murder. His trial is set to begin March 5.
Investigators say Bassett called Webster City police on Sept. 22 to report that his girlfriend , 50-year-old Andrea Sokolowski, was not breathing. Sokolowski was taken by ambulance to a Webster City hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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Bassett was arrested on an Iowa warrant Nov. 14 in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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