Two young men accused of killing a 13-year-old Cathedral City boy in a gang-related drive-by shooting pleaded not guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder and other charges.
James Ian Carter, 19, and Christian Arturo Milward Ildefonso, 18, were arrested last month in San Diego following a Cathedral City Police Department investigation into the slaying of Alan Martinez.
Along with murder, both defendants are charged with criminal street gang activity, special circumstance allegations of perpetrating a murder for the benefit of a criminal street gang and shooting a victim from a moving vehicle, as well as sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations…