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Wis. man accused of attempted murder pleads not guilty to assaulting paramedic
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SPARTA, Wis. — A Wisconsin man accused of trying to kill his wife is also facing a felony charge after allegedly striking a paramedic who was called to assess him, authorities said.
Randal Cunitz, 59, pleaded not guilty on Aug. 5 to six felony charges, including attempted murder, strangulation and suffocation, false imprisonment and battery to a health care provider, according to Law & Crime.
Cunitz’s wife also provided investigators with a recording of the attack, in which Cunitz is allegedly heard saying, “Kill her, kill her, kill that [expletive].”
Deputies searching the home found Cunitz asleep on a couch and were initially unable to wake him.
According to investigators, when a paramedic performed a sternum rub in an attempt to wake Cunitz, he allegedly grabbed the paramedic by the hair or ear and struck him in the nose.