A 66-year-old homeless man pleaded not guilty today to charges that he fatally stabbed a 72-year-old man on a Metro train in downtown Long Beach earlier this month.
Cary Odel Singletary, sitting in a wheelchair and wearing a bright yellow jail-issued shirt, responded with “yes, sir” and “OK” when addressing Judge Alfred Coletta on Wednesday inside Long Beach Superior Court.
He’s charged with murdering 72-year-old James Plummer, of South Gate, during an altercation inside a Metro car. He’s also facing a charge of assault with a deadly weapon — a knife…