A rural Wisner man accused of fatally shooting his father in September 2022 appeared in Wayne County District Court last week for a pre-trial motions hearing.
Carl Ruskamp, 33, is scheduled to stand trial beginning Tuesday, May 19, on charges of first-degree murder, use of a firearm to commit a felony and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in connection to the death of his father, 65-year-old Gerald Ruskamp, on Sept. 7, 2022.
District Judge Michael Long took up several motions recently filed by attorneys in Ruskamp’s case, including whether certain evidence may be used by the state at trial; the dissemination of questionnaires to prospective jurors; and the exclusion of any memorial displays for Gerald Ruskamp at trial…