Arraignment was held Monday afternoon in Christian District Court for the Oak Grove man charged in a Sunday morning fatal shooting on New Gritton Avenue.
The Oak Grove Police Department alleges 60-year old Rodolfo “Rudy” Amaya of Oak Grove shot 43-year old Dante Dewayne Welch of Oak Grove about 11:20 a.m. Sunday while Welch was inside a parked vehicle also occupied by a toddler.
Christian District Judge Foster Cotthoff read the charges against Amaya—murder and wanton endangerment.
He entered a not guilty plea on his behalf and appointed a public defender to represent him.
A preliminary hearing was set for March 13 and Judge Cotthoff left Amaya’s bond at $500,000, based on the severity of the charges