A man who is already in prison for shooting his girlfriend on Black Friday in 2022 and fleeing to Wisconsin is now charged with her murder.
Austin Robert LeClaire, now 30 years old, pleaded guilty to attempted murder of his girlfriend and was sentenced to 18 years in prison back in 2023. However, court documents filed Monday state that LeClaire’s former girlfriend, who had been critically injured in the shooting, died this year.
Now, prosecutors are charging LeClaire with her murder, which is punishable by up to 40 years in prison…