Appleton, WI: Former Appleton firefighter Scott Schmidt files motion claiming he killed wife Kelly Wing Schmidt to stop her from committing adultery

By Jim Collar
Post-Crescent staff writer

APPLETON — A former Appleton firefighter accused of shooting his estranged wife to death claims he was trying to stop her from committing the felony crime of adultery.

Scott Schmidt's attorney plans to argue that Schmidt thought force was necessary to prevent Kelly Wing Schmidt from meeting another man at a hotel and committing the felony because prosecutors don't take adultery seriously, according to a notice of intent filed in Outagamie County Court.