Suspect in Stabbing Death of Nebraska Priest Had No Connection to Priest, Prosecutor Says

Suspect in Stabbing Death of Nebraska Priest Had No Connection to Priest, Prosecutor Says
The Rev. Stephen Gutgsell. Archdiocese of Omaha via AP
The Associated Press
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FORT CALHOUN, Neb.—The suspect in the stabbing death of a Catholic priest in eastern Nebraska had no connection to the priest or the small town where the stabbing occurred last weekend, prosecutors said during a court hearing Thursday.

Kierre Williams, 43, was ordered held without bond while he awaits trial on first-degree murder, burglary and two felony weapons counts in the Sunday killing of the Rev. Stephen Gutgsell in the rectory next door to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fort Calhoun.