Jeffrey Rupnow, father of Natalie Rupnow, 15, who killed 2 at Madison, Wisconsin religious school, in court on felony charges

Madison, Weiss. – The father of a 15 -year -old girl killed a student and teacher of a private school in Wisconsin.

On Thursday, public prosecutors, Jeffrey Robino, accused two felony charges of giving a dangerous weapon intentionally causing death and a single felony to contribute to a child’s hand. RUPNOW will face up to 18 years in prison if he is convicted of all charges.

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Natalie Robino, the daughter of Jeffrey Robino, opened fire in her school, an abundant school in Christian life, in Madison in December. Teacher Irene Michel West and 14 -year -old student Ruby Bergara killed and six others were injured before killing herself.

“He is not a rich man.”. Davi indicated that he had no previous criminal history, cooperating with the investigation, he lived in the region throughout his life and needs to work in his job to pay his bills and keep his home.

“There is no reason for his contract in prison,” Davi said. Davi asked to be released on a signature bond, which requires the publication of any money.

Dan Ismail County Lawyer requested $ 100,000, indicating the danger of shooting and suspended charges. He stated that a victim of the shooting was in the courtroom. He did not call the victim. The procedures were held in the courtroom in the prison and can be displayed only through a remote consolation conference. The victim was not visible on the camera.

“This is unprecedented and we have two available,” Ozan said. “We have many hurricane victims.

The police tape remained after a shooting on Monday at the abundant Christian life school on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 in Madison, Weiss.

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Courts Commissioner Scott Magmoho said that he did not want to appoint a high cash guarantee that Robino could not pay it, but was not comfortable with signing bonds, given the seriousness of crimes.

He ordered that if RUPNOW has published $ 20,000 and was released, he will be provided with a GPS monitoring device, and he is not allowed to contact anyone in an abundant Life Christian, or buy firearms or go to the mass in which the school is located. He said that the cash amount can be reviewed later and a hearing on June 9.

MCANDERw did not allow reporters to enter the courtroom, and told them through the two minutes that they could see the procedures for zooming.

He was asked outside the courtroom after the procedure ended whether the cash guarantee was high enough, Ozan said that the commissioner made his decision and would move his office forward. Then he ascended to an elevator and left.

Davi told reporters that he did not believe that the amount of the guarantee was fair. He said RuPnow has been free since the shooting and did not cause any problems.

RuPnow’s mother was also removed at the door of the courtroom and was forced to listen to the Zoom conference by carrying her mobile phone next to her ear in the hallway. She refused to comment on the case.

According to a criminal complaint, Jeffrey Robino told the investigators that his daughter was struggling to deal with her parents ’divorce in 2022.

He told the investigators that the pistols she brought to school were as a way to link with her. He added that he told her the code of access to the treasury, where he stored her guns if she needed it at all. RUPNOW also told the investigators that he was not sure whether he was restoring an arms in the treasury after cleaning his daughter the day before the school attack.

Investigators found writings in the Natalie Robino room, saying that she hated people who smoke marijuana and drank as much as they could love her father. She also wrote that her mother was not in her life, and that she admired a number of archers in schools and that she got her guns “by lies, manipulation and stupidity of my fathers.”

Jeffrey Robino sent a message to the police in the days after the shooting, saying that the biggest mistake he made was to teach his daughter how to deal with weapons safely. He urged the police to warn people against changing their safe guns every two to three months because “children are smart and will discover it.”

RUPNOW is the latest in a group of parents ’parents in schools who have a criminal responsibility for the behavior of their children in recent years.

The Associated Press Scott Power writer contributed to this report.

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