Man enters guilty plea in killing of Froedtert nurse practitioner Carlie Beaudin

By: CBS 58 Newsroom

Posted: Feb 21, 2020 3:55 PM CDT | Updated: Feb 26, 2020 5:17 PM CDT

Updated: 5:17 p.m. on Feb. 26, 2020

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Kenneth Freeman, the man accused in the murder of nurse practitioner Carlie Beaudin, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 26.

The case dates back to January 2019. Freeman is accused of attacking and killing Beaudin in a parking garage at Froedtert Hospital. Much of the past year was spent trying to determine if Freeman was mentally fit for a trial.

He was found competent last week.

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Published: 3:55 p.m. on Feb. 21, 2020

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The trial of a man accused of killing a Froedtert Hospital nurse practitioner will move forward after a delay.

Kenneth Freeman is accused of beating Carlie Beaudin to death in a hospital parking garage in January 2019.

On Friday, Feb. 21 Freeman was found competent to stand trial after a medical professional previously said he was unfit.

Freeman's plea hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 26.