Man Responsible for Death of Chippewa Falls Girl Scouts Will Appeal Conviction to State Supreme Court

Thursday, August 11th, 2022 -- 3:01 PM

(Bob Hague, WRN) The man convicted in the deaths of a Chippewa Falls Girl Scout leader, her daughter and two other Scouts, is pressing forward with his appeal.

The State Court of Appeals rejected Colten Treu, and now his attorneys want the state Supreme Court to hear the case. They're using the same arguments made before the appeals court, claiming Treu’s defense attorneys failed to accurately explain the impact of his guilty and no contest pleas.

Treu is serving a 54 year prison sentence for the November 2018 deaths of the victims. They were picking up roadside litter when they were struck by Treu’s pickup truck. Investigators determined he was huffing aerosol fumes moments before the crash.

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