Teen accused of fatally stabbing Maryvale High School classmate pleads not guilty

The teenage boy accused of fatally stabbing a classmate at a Maryvale High School classroom last month appeared for his arraignment on the morning of Sept. 3 where he pleaded not guilty.

Chris Aguilar, 16, stood next to his attorney wearing an orange Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office jumpsuit with yellow sleeves as he told the judge his name and date of birth. The hearing came after a grand jury indicted Aguilar on one count of first-degree murder. He was initially charged with second-degree murder.

The hearing lasted only a few minutes as the judge issued a number of future court dates…

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