MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A man charged in the death of his own family member has pleaded not guilty in the case.
27-year-old Joshua Keepers is accused of killing 51-year-old John Keepers.
Joshua Keepers
According to the criminal complaint against him, Joshua Keepers says he did it after he was sexually assaulted.
John Keepers' body was discovered in the closet of a home near 39th and Meinecke on September 6th, 2013.
A criminal complaint says it appeared as though John Keepers had been dead for some time.
A criminal complaint in the case says when officers arrived at the scene, Joshua Keepers was yelling at family members and at police officers, and refused to cooperate with officers’ requests to answer questions.
Joshua Keepers was later interviewed, and during that interview, referred to John Keepers as “an abomination,” and said he felt he needed to protect women and children from him, according to the complaint.
Those who knew John Keepers say he was one of the kindest people in the neighborhood and they are shocked that he is gone.