WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A Jan. 25 trial date was scheduled Tuesday for the suspect in a road-rage murder in Iola – exactly one year after the incident.
Tyler Knutson, 23, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for allegedly stabbing Bradley Trinwith on Jan. 25, 2020.
A seven-day trial was set, court records show. The next hearing is a status conference on Jan. 5.
The incident started outside the Thirsty Perch, after the car Knutson was in was nearly hit by the car that Trinwith was in. The drivers of both vehicles describe aggressive driving on the part of the other, including following too closely, blinking between high and low beam headlights, and the lead vehicle braking numerous times. One vehicle pulled into a driveway, where Knutson and Trinwith got into a fight – and Knutson allegedly stabbed Trinwith.
At a previous court hearing, Knutson’s relatives claimed his actions were in self-defense.
A conviction on the first-degree intentional homicide count would result in a life prison term.
