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"Patricia and Allen Prue were back in court on Monday to face a slew of charges. Already arraigned for murder, the new charges run the gamut from child pornography to conspiracy.Using the WPTZ app? Click here to see this story's video.\u00A0Allen Prue appeared in a seemingly lighthearted mood even though state prosecutors were there to charge him with two counts that could bring him to two life sentences on their own if he is convicted.\u00A0On his behalf, Prue's attorney denied one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and another count of kidnapping.In a separate arraignment earlier, the defendant's wife, Patricia Prue, pleaded not guilty to the same two charges.Court documents relating to these new charges allege the couple conspired to kill Jenkins when they bought a prepaid phone in February 2012. Investigators said that cellphone was then used to call Jenkins out of her home the March 2012 night that the Prues are accused of kidnapping and strangling her.Investigators also report Allen Prue purchased a stun gun online and that a box for a stun gun was found in his Waterford home. Autopsy findings suggest Jenkins had stun gun injuries.Patricia Prue was also arraigned on eight new charges of possession of child pornography. Investigators said they found images on her laptop computer, along with internet searches about \"how to kidnap a girl,\" \"ways to kidnap girl,\" \"how to get kids into your car,\" and \"how to rape a girl and not get caught.\"The judge wasn't convinced the child porn charges were relevant to Patricia Prue's murder case and wants those charges tried separately. Prosecutors plan to submit a legal memo with case law to fight that decision.In the meantime, the Prues continue to be held without bail. With these new charges, the judge imposed a condition the Vermont couple have no contact. Prosecutors said they've been communicating with letters since their initial incarceration in March 2012.A preliminary schedule was set for upcoming court proceedings on Monday, as well. The judge hopes both Prues will go to trial in February 2014. Defense attorneys for both Prues are skeptical they'll be ready by then. The two lawyers were assigned relatively recently to the cases.Family members of Jenkins did not want to go on camera on Monday, but told WPTZ News Channel 5 they are upset by these new allegations in the murder of their loved one.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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