Brian Mann of Hartselle has pleaded not guilty in the poisoning of his wife

HARTSELLE, Ala. (WAFF) – A Hartselle man is accused of poisoning his wife in 2022 has entered a plea, according to court documents.

Brian Mann pleaded not guilty on Oct. 24, court documents show.

Mann is demanding that evidence of lead found in the victim's urine be struck from the trial. In a motion filed Wednesday, he said police collected the evidence in the “back parking lot” of the Hartselle Police Department using a “five-gallon bucket and a strainer.”

Mann was released from the Morgan County Jail earlier this year but is required to wear a GPS monitor and remain in the Morgan County Jail every weekend.

Mann has a preliminary hearing on November 7th and the trial is currently scheduled for November 18th.

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