UPDATE Posted Thursday, May 15 --- 8:15am

MAUSTON, Wis. (AP) -- A Tomah man wants to withdraw his no contest plea to charges in the drug-related shooting deaths of two people in rural Juneau County.

The lawyer for 25-year-old John Tetting, Junior, filed a motion this week to vacate the plea deal, and a hearing on the motion has been scheduled June 2nd.

Special prosecutor Mike Luell says he will contest the motion.

Tetting pleaded no contest last month to two counts of being party to second-degree reckless homicide in the shootings of 31-year-old Joshua Alderman of La Crosse and 23-year-old Tabatha Nealy of Wisconsin Rapids.

Their bodies were found in March of last year in Nealy's car in the town of Finley north of Necedah.

Criminal complaints say Tetting drove 33-year-old David Turner of Tomah to the secluded spot to discuss a large-scale drug distribution conspiracy with Alderman, formerly of Wisconsin Rapids. That's when Turner allegedly shot the two.

Tetting's lawyer says he now contends he did not intentionally aid the crime because he did not know it would happen when he drove Turner that night.

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Updated Thursday --- November 15, 2007 -- 1:05pm

Trial ordered in double homicide

MAUSTON, Wis. (AP) -- A man charged with shooting a couple found dead in a remote area of Juneau County has been ordered to stand trial.

A criminal complaint says David Turner went to the remote area to talk to Joshua Alderman about a large-scale drug distribution conspiracy last March. It says Turner shot and killed Alderman and Tabatha Nealy, who was also in the car.

John Tetting is also charged in the deaths. Prosecutors say he drove Turner to the location near Necedah.

Juneau County District Attorney Michael Luell has entered new evidence, including a cell phone battery believed to be from a pre-paid phone Turner used to call Alderman the night of the murder.

In court, Luell questioned the lead investigator in the case, who said both victims had been shot in the head.

AP

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Posted Thursday ---- November 1, 2007 -- 12:45pm

Tomah man to stand trial in double murder

MAUSTON, Wis. (AP) -- A Tomah man will stand trial for a double murder in Juneau County.

John Tetting (Junior) waived his right to a preliminary hearing and was ordered to trial.

The judge also entered two 'not guilty' pleas for Tetting when he stood silent in court Wednesday.

Tetting is charged in the deaths of 31-year-old Joshua Alderman of La Crosse and his 23-year-old girlfriend Tabatha Nealy of Wisconsin Rapids.

A criminal complaint says Tetting drove an accomplice, David Turner, to a remote location in the town of Finley last March where Turner was to discuss a drug distribution conspiracy with Alderman. It says Turner then shot and killed Alderman and Nealy.

Tetting is charged with being a party to second-degree reckless homicide.

Another court appearance is scheduled November 14th.

AP

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Tuesday Update -- October 9, 2007 6:45pm

Bail is set at $1.5 million for a man accused of killing two people in Juneau County last March.

32-year-old David W. Turner is charged with murdering 31-year-old
Joshua Alderman of La Crosse and 23-year-old Tabatha Nealy of Wisconsin Rapids.

24-year-old John Tetting Jr. is also charged in connection to the
murders.

He's being held on $1 million cash bond.

The bodies of Alderman and Nealy were found in a car north of
Necedah on March 11th. Turner will be back in court on November 14th.

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Updated --- 10/04/07 - 01:20PM

A person of interest is in custody in connection with a double murder in Juneau County.

According to the Sheriff's Department, John Tetting was arrested in Tomah.

The bodies of Tabatha Nealy and Joshua Alderman were found March 11th in the town of Finley.

Both victims had multiple gunshot wounds.

Until now, authorities hadn't reported any arrests in the case.