Man accused of killing wife, 2 others pleads not guilty

BILLINGS – A man charged with killing three people in a tiny Montana town near the Wyoming border has pleaded not guilty to three counts of deliberate homicide.

Thirty-nine-year-old Robert LeCou was arraigned Wednesday before state District Judge Blair Jones in Carbon County.

Clerk of District Court Rochelle Loyning says Jones set a $3 million bond in the case and returned LeCou to custody. She says a trial will be scheduled at a later date.

Authorities allege LeCou shot his wife, her sister and a brother-in-law on April 5 in Belfry, then fled to Washington state where he was arrested three days later.

Authorities have not speculated on a motive.

Court document show LeCou told investigators a stranger must have broken into the house he shared with the victims and shot them.