UPDATE: Joe From Southern Strokes Pleads Innocent To Five Counts Of Homicide

You may remember when we told you about “Joe” (aka. Scott Lamar Abbott), the 24-year-old Southern Strokes model arrested for his alleged involvement in a quadruple homicide. Apparently, Alabama law tacks on an additional murder charge when more than one person has been murdered, so Abbott’s facing five counts of murder for the early morning stabbing of four people on March 9, 2007. Abbott’s plead innocent, however he had been dating one of the victims, living in the crime scene, and had several knife wounds on his left arm on the day of the murder. The trial date’s set for October 5th with his defense attorney’s requesting a mental evaluation to see if his client’s fit to stand trial. According to the blog, One Hot Minute, Abbott’s been placed on suicide watch as he reportedly made an attempt on his life while in custody.
We’ll keep you posted as this story develops. In the meanwhile, you can read our original post on Abbott’s arrest here