Two men charged in the murder of Tucson Police Cadet Carlos Ramirez made official not guilty pleas in court Wednesday.
Our video of Alex James Barnett and Santiago Jorge Rogers is from other court appearances. Their attorneys objected to putting them on camera for Wednesday’s hearing. Lawyers often argue publicity hurts their clients’ chance of a fair trial.
The hearing was an arraignment—a formal statement of charges that officially launches a case. Both suspects officially pleaded not guilty but a not guilty plea is so standard at this early stage that Judge Catherine Monro entered not guilty pleas for them. They are due back in court next month for a case management hearing…