Not guilty pleas entered for five in Iron murder

By RALPH ANSAMI

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HURLEY — Not guilty pleas were entered Wednesday afternoon in Iron County Court for five men who are charged with murdering a Lac du Flambeau, Wis., tribal member in Mercer on Dec. 22.

They are charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree intentional homicide and being a party to hiding a corpse in the shooting death of Wayne M. Valliere Jr.

James Lussier, 19, of Woodruff; Joseph D. Lussier, 26, of Lac du Flambeau; Richard F.A. Allen, 27, of Lac du Flambeau, and Evan T. Oungst, 27, of Arbor Vitae, all entered not guilty pleas before Judge Patrick Ma...