(Merrill, IA) — Testimony began today (Thursday) with the playing of a 9-1-1 call in the first-degree murder trial of a Merrill man accused of killing his son. The jury heard from the dispatcher — and heard two 9-1-1 calls made by Thomas Knapp’s wife Darlene on the day of the shooting. You can hear the 9-1-1 operator and Knapp saying here husband is beating her son and has beat her up. In the second call, Darleen Knapp says her 51-year-old son Kevin Juzek, is trying to defend himself against his father who has a shotgun and then shots are heard. The trial will resume Friday at the courthouse in Le Mars.
