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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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‘He tried to kill me’: White supremacist pleads not guilty in killing of camper initially thought to be bear attack

Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, appears in District Court - (Laurenz Busch/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)

A self-described white supremacist charged with killing a man in a tent in southwestern Montana has pleaded not guilty to deliberate homicide and claims self-defense, while investigators say there are inconsistencies in the defendant's story.

Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, told District Court Judge Peter Ohman on Tuesday: "I definitely plead not guilty. Dustin Kjersem tried to kill me," the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported. He also pleaded not guilty to tampering with evidence.

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