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Suspect will stand trial in Tomahawk murder

Thursday, June 5, 2008

A Lincoln County judge is ordering a Tomahawk man to stand trial in the murder of 25-year-old Rochelle Anderson.

Lincoln County Judge Glenn Hartley bound over 18 year old Derek Domke for trial at a preliminary hearing on a first-degree homicide charges on Thursday morning.

According to the criminal complaint, Domke allegedly robbed and killed Rochelle Anderson outside the Zephyr Fuel convenience store in Tomahawk where she worked as a clerk. The complaint says investigators found Domke’s handprint in Anderson’s blood in the men’s bathroom at the convenience store.

Witnesses testifying at the preliminary hearing included Tomahawk Police Chief Don Johnson, a crime scene investigator, the doctor who performed the autopsy and the manager of Zephyr Fuel.

Domke is scheduled to enter a plea on Monday, June 23, 2008

Rochelle Anderson homicide investigation files

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