GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — One of the suspects charged in connection with a drug overdose death pleaded not guilty Monday.
Rene Puente is charged with first-degree reckless homicide and other counts for the April death at a Bellevue hotel.
No trial date was set Monday. Puente returns to court Oct. 4 for a status conference, court records show.
A co-defendant, Jereme Newton, is scheduled to stand trial Oct. 5.
According to the criminal complaint, the victim’s employer was concerned when he didn’t show up for work. Deputies entered the hotel room, and found the man, who was deceased.
The investigation determined Puente and Newton delivered heroin and meth to the victim at the hotel, the complaint states.
