Posted on January 4, 2023

Upper Sandusky Machete Killing Was ‘Random,’ Court Documents Say

WSYX, January 3, 2022

There was “little relationship” between the woman and the man accused of killing her with a machete at a Dollar Tree store, a prosecutor wrote Tuesday.

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Wyandot County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Figlewicz called the attack “random, sudden, and unprovoked” in his written argument for denying bond for the defendant, 27-year-old Bethel Bekele, who is charged with murder.

Bethel Bekele

Bethel Bekele

Figlewicz accused Bekele of continuing to attack the 22-year-old cashier Keris L. Riebel as she was on the ground.

Keris Riebel

Keris Riebel

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