Centerville man enters not guilty pleas

A man from Centerville was arraigned Thursday in Salem on nine felony counts

A Turner County Grand Jury earlier indicted 64 year old Jay Ostrem on three counts of First-Degree Murder, three counts of Second-Degree Murder, and three counts of Felony First-Degree Murder While In the Commission of a Burglary.

During Thursday’s hearing, Ostrem entered three pleas to the nine charges: Not in the May 27 shooting deaths of three people in Centerville.

Guilty, Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, and Not Guilty But Mentally Ill.

The victims were identified as 26 year old Paul Wyland Frankus, 21 year old Zachary Frankus and 35 year old Timothy Richmond.

Ostrem’s next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 22 in Salem. He remains in the Minnehaha County Jail on a $1 million cash only bond.

Ostrem is presumed innocent under the U.S. Constitution.

om Centerville was arraigned Thursday in Salem on nine felony counts

A Turner County Grand Jury earlier indicted 64 year old Jay Ostrem on three counts of First-Degree Murder, three counts of Second-Degree Murder, and three counts of Felony First-Degree Murder While In the Commission of a Burglary.

During Thursday’s hearing, Ostrem entered three pleas to the nine charges: Not in the May 27 shooting deaths of three people in Centerville.

Guilty, Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, and Not Guilty But Mentally Ill.

The victims were identified as 26 year old Paul Wyland Frankus, 21 year old Zachary Frankus and 35 year old Timothy Richmond.

Ostrem’s next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 22 in Salem. He remains in the Minnehaha County Jail on a $1 million cash only bond.

Ostrem is presumed innocent under the U.S. Constitution.