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Published April 05, 2012, 01:48 PM

ND murder suspect wants testimony suppressed

A Cooperstown man scheduled to stand trial in the killing of a North Dakota State University researcher wants a judge to suppress testimony about statements he allegedly made that might point to a possible motive.

COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (AP) — A Cooperstown man scheduled to stand trial in the killing of a North Dakota State University researcher wants a judge to suppress testimony about statements he allegedly made that might point to a possible motive.

Thirty-one-year-old Daniel Wacht could face life in prison if convicted of shooting and decapitating Kurt Johnson, who was last seen alive on New Year's Eve 2010. Authorities say Johnson's severed head was found in Wacht's basement on Jan. 4, 2011. His body has not been recovered.

Wacht denies killing Johnson. His trial is to begin April 16. The Forum reports that defense attorney Steven Mottinger is asking a judge to suppress statements Wacht allegedly made to another person about blowing something up or killing someone to make a statement for a white supremacist gang.

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