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Associated Press - November 2, 2009 6:25 PM ET
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. (AP) - An Omaha-based crime-scene investigator has pleaded not guilty to tampering with evidence in a 2006 case in which two innocent men were wrongly charged in a double murder.
Douglas County CSI commander David Kofoed (KOH-fode) entered his plea Monday in Cass County District Court. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison, a $10,000 fine or both.
The charge stems from his work more than three years ago investigating the shotgun killings of Wayne and Sharmon Stock (STOKE) of rural Murdock.
Kofoed was acquitted in September on federal charges in a related case.
His trial in Cass County is set for March.
Information from: KETV-TV, http://www.ketv.com
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