Judge denies evidence suppression motion in murder plot case May 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A South Central District judge has rejected a defense request to suppress some evidence in a Bismarck murder conspiracy case. Attorneys for Earl Howard and Nikkisue Entzel argued the evidence, including cellphone and video surveillance, was improperly gathered without search warrants or with warrants that weren't properly supported by law enforcement affidavits. The 42-year-old Howard and the victim's 40-year-old wife, are charged with murder conspiracy, arson and arson conspiracy, and evidence tampering in the death of 42-year-old Chad Entzel, of Bismarck. Chad Entzel’s body was found in January 2020 when emergency workers responded to a call of a house fire in northeast Bismarck. An autopsy showed he died of gunshot wounds, the Bismarck Tribune reported.