TACOMA — A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier accused of killing two people and wounding several others during a 2023 mass shooting at the Gorge Amphitheatre has pleaded not guilty during a military court hearing, as the high-profile case formally shifts into the Army justice system.
Spc. James M. Kelly, 28, entered the plea Friday during an arraignment at JBLM, where he faces multiple charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including premeditated murder, attempted murder and assault stemming from the June 17, 2023, attack at the Beyond Wonderland music festival.
Prosecutors allege Kelly opened fire in a campground at the Columbia River Gorge, killing Seattle nurses Josilyn Ruiz and Brandy Escamilla and injuring several others…