Opening statements have been given in the Monroe County trial for a man accused of using an axe to kill his grandfather last year.
Prosecutors played 911 audio from the day of the attack in court Monday. 87-year-old Bernard Waite was killed and two relatives were seriously injured inside a home in Sparta.
37-year-old Thomas Aspseter is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and two counts of aggravated battery.
The defense isn’t challenging the fact that Aspseter used an axe while committing the crime.
