Minden assault plea to be heard next month

The man charged in a fight that ended with one woman injured and another dead will enter a plea next month.

Chad Carlson is charged with third degree assault and trespassing.

Authorities said Carlson and Ruth Ehrke fought with a Nicole Peterson at a Minden trailer last month.

Peterson was injured.

Ehrke was found unresponsive and later died. Court records show the cause may have been a drug overdose.

Carlson's next appearance is scheduled for June 8, in Kearney County Court.