MADISON, Wis. — One of the teens accused of killing a Madison doctor and her husband at UW Arboretum pleaded guilty to amended charges in the case.
Ali’jah Larrue, 19, of Madison, appeared for a plea hearing Tuesday morning in Dane County Circuit Court.
Police said he helped kill the parents of a friend’s girlfriend at the start of the pandemic following a dispute over COVID-19 restrictions.
A jogger found the bodies of Dr. Beth Potter and Robin Carre lying in a ditch at UW Arboretum in March 2020. Shortly after, police arrested Larrue and another teen, Khari Sanford, for their death. Court documents indicate Sanford, 19, also of Madison, was dating the couple’s daughter.
Another teen reportedly told detectives Sanford confessed to the shooting and said Larrue was also involved. According to the criminal complaint, the teen was able to provide details that police had yet to release to the public. Detectives said GPS data from Larrue’s phone also placed the teen near the Arboretum the night of the shooting.
Last July, Larrue requested his trial be separate from Sanford’s. His sentencing may be delayed until the outcome of the case against Sanford, who faces first-degree intentional homicide charges. His trial is expected to start in October. Larrue will remain in jail until that time.
Friends, family and community members have spent the last year finding ways to honor Dr. Potter and Carre.
Dr. Potter worked at the Wingra Family Medical Center which is run by the Access Community Health Centers and the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. These organizations raised more than $100,000 to create a special scholarship fund in honor of the couple. A meeting room at Wingra Clinic was also renamed in honor of Dr. Potter.
Carre was active in Madison’s soccer community. A fund was started in his honor at Regent Soccer, which is a local organization that coaches and mentors soccer players.
Potter and Carre were also both alumni of Knox College, which also create a fund to help Knox students pursue educational experiences in public health and youth mentoring.
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