CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. – The man accused of shooting five people during a music festival at the Gorge Amphitheater in 2023 pleaded not guilty during his arraignment on Friday.
James M. Kelly, the accused, previously pleaded not guilty in 2023, but his case was transferred to military court in February 2026.
In the new trial, the United States charged Kelly with four violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the law governing active-duty U.S. military members…