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Man enters not guilty plea in death of Altus man

By Associated Press
Published: 7/8/2009 12:05 PM
Last Modified: 7/8/2009 12:05 PM

WALDRON, Ark. — A Scott County man charged with two counts of first-degree murder has pleaded not guilty.

Clifford Mac Ritter's attorney entered the plea on Tuesday during a Scott County Circuit Court hearing.

The 64-year-old Ritter has been charged with fatally shooting 77-year-old Charles F. Paluso of Altus and 37-year-old David Fritschie along State Highway 28 near the community of Bates — just east of the Oklahoma state line — on May 13.

Paluso, a retired Air Force colonel, owned property along the highway. Fritschie worked for a company that was installing a water line in the area.

After Ritter's plea was entered, prosecutor Tom Tatum II asked a judge to order Ritter to undergo a mental evaluation. Circuit Judge Jerry Don Ramey says he will research whether he can grant that request.

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