Trial set for Madison father, daughter charged in man’s death

MADISON, Wis. — Trial dates have been scheduled next spring for a father and daughter charged in connection with the killing of a Madison man, online records show.

Baez, 68, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the Jan. 25 shooting death of Luis Sotero Herrera, 34. His daughter, Melissa Basilio-Ruiz, 45, faces six counts of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and one count of harboring or aiding a felon by falsifying information. Both have pleaded not guilty.

Their trials are scheduled to run from April 27 through May 4, 2027.

According to a criminal complaint, Baez shot and killed Herrera in the 400 block of Primrose Lane. Home surveillance video allegedly showed Baez walking away from the area where Herrera was found while holding a gun…

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