The son of a Kansas sheriff pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of a central Kansas man.

Scott Weigel entered the plea Monday in the September death of 21-year-old Keith Ancell of Lincoln. His trial is scheduled to begin Feb. 24.

Weigel is being held in a jail outside of Lincoln County. He is the son of Lincoln County Sheriff Mike Weigel.

He is accused of shooting Ancell on Sept. 9 near downtown Lincoln.

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Associated Press information from: The Salina Journal