Seneca County Double Murder Trial Begins Today

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William and Sara Waugh. Photo from Facebook.

A double murder trial begins today with jury selection in Seneca County Court.

Wayne Ellison Jr. of Waterloo and Chirstopher Kesterson of Phelps are charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. They were arrested after the September 2022 shooting death of William Waugh of Texas.

A bar fight in Waterloo is what lead to the shooting.

Waugh, a former Waterloo resident, was visiting for a wedding.

 

The trial was originally scheduled to being back in August, but was postponed after  Seneca County District Attorney Mark Sinkiewicz turned over additional evidence in the case.

Wayne J. Ellison, Jr.
Christopher T. Kesterson

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