April 1, 2021 GMT
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) A Davenport charged with killing his mother in February has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other counts in the case.
Andrew Rupp, 53, entered the written not guilty pleas on Tuesday, the Quad-City Times reported.
Rupp was arrested after police were called to the PR Masonry Apartments in Davenport on Feb. 16 to check on the welfare of a person. Arriving officers found the body of 77-year-old Dianna Rupp inside one of the units. Police have not said how she died.
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Rupp was arrested at the scene and initially charged with interference of official acts and drug possession. He was later charged with first-degree murder.
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“That was weird,” Alexander said. “Dianne would never let her son (Andrew Rupp) drive her car.”
Alexander was at the scene, 2654 W. Central Park, Davenport, when Dianne’s body was found in her apartment. Her son, Andrew Rupp, 53, has been charged with first-degree murder.
Alexander has worked for PR Masonry for 20 years. He was there when it was owned by Dianne’s other son, Pat Rupp, who died in June 2019. And he continued to work there when Dianne took it on.
Police say Dianne was killed in her apartment above the masonry shop.