Man pleads not guilty in Florida shooting rampage that killed 3, including sister and deputy

Suspect in Fla. shooting rampage pleads not guilty

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — A man accused of a January shooting rampage in Florida that left three people dead has pleaded not guilty to two of the murder charges.

Authorities say 55-year-old John Kalisz killed his sister and another women and wounded two others at a Hernando County home. He then allegedly killed a Dixie County sheriff’s deputy in a shootout later in Cross City.

Kalisz was not in court for his scheduled arraignment Tuesday but entered the not-guilty pleas to the two Hernando County murder charges. He also faces a first-degree murder charge in the slaying of the Dixie County sheriff’s Capt. Chad Reed.

Authorities say the shootings had their root in a domestic dispute.

Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty.

Information from: St. Petersburg Times, www.sptimes.com