VAN HEMERT MURDER TRIAL STARTS TODAY

Van Hemert murder trial starts today

Jury selection begins Tuesday (4/9) in an Oskaloosa murder trial.  24-year-old Luke Van Hemert is charged with second degree murder in the death of William Penn University basketball player Marquis Todd in March 2018.  Van Hemert has claimed he feared for his life and was justified in using deadly force.  The trial will take place at the Mahaska County Courthouse in Oskaloosa.

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