Prosecutors Push For Lengthy Prison Term In Attempted Murder Of Forest County Man

Prosecutors want a Wabeno man to go to prison for at least 30 years. Justin Bey pleaded guilty on Wednesday to trying to kill a man in Forest County last March.

Bey was accused of working with other suspects to beat the victim and leave him in the woods so wolves could attack him. Bey pled guilty to three felonies on Wednesday. Forest County District Attorney Chuck Simono told us he will ask for at least a 30-year prison sentence.

He could ask for more, depending on the results of a Pre-Sentence Investigation Report by the state Department of Corrections. That hearing will be in August.

Read more: WACD

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