The 20-year-old man accused of killing a 73-year-old woman while allegedly driving drunk and fleeing from California Highway Patrol officers pleaded not guilty Wednesday to an amended criminal complaint. His attorney requested additional time to review what she described as “voluminous evidence” in the case.
Appearing before Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Valli Israels, Zachariah James Knobel pleaded not guilty through his attorney, Rebecka Monez, to all charges and special allegations contained in the criminal complaint.
The hearing was largely procedural and lasted only a few minutes. About 10 spectators attended, including eight supporters of the family of Carla Zepeda, the woman killed in the crash, and two people on Knobel’s behalf…