The man accused of killing Gabriella Cartagena arrived in Wisconsin on Feb. 23 and will make an initial appearance Feb. 26 in Marinette County Circuit Court, according to jail and court records.
Robert Chilcote, 29, of Porterfield, was charged Feb. 6 in Marinette County with first-degree intentional homicide, according to court records. An amended complaint was filed Feb. 13, before the case was unsealed.
Cartagena, 24, of Marinette, went missing Feb. 4 near Red Arrow Park in Marinette. Marinette Police Chief Jon LaCombe said Feb. 12 that Cartagena died near the park and her body was moved. He said her mother’s last contact with Cartagena was during a phone call at 7:19 p.m. Feb. 4 when she was heard saying, “Please don’t shoot me.”
Chilcote was arrested Feb. 5 in Wright County, Minnesota, and was charged with fleeing a peace officer and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, according to court records.
According to a criminal complaint, Chilcote told police he shot Cartagena in the head during an argument. He said he was trying to scare Cartagena with the gun when it went off and confirmed he moved her body from the Red Arrow Park parking lot, the complaint said.
Chilcote is scheduled to have an omnibus hearing in his Minnesota case May 1. During an omnibus hearing, the court hears pretrial motions including probable cause, evidentiary issues, discovery, constitutional or procedural issues and the admissibility of certain evidence.
Vivian Barrett is the public safety reporter for the Green Bay Press-Gazette. You can reach her at vmbarrett@usatodayco.com or (920) 431-8314.
This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Suspect in Marinette woman’s death arrives in Wisconsin; court date set
Reporting by Vivian Barrett, Green Bay Press-Gazette / Green Bay Press-Gazette
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