3 Men Plead Not Guilty in Teenager’s Slaying
Three men pleaded not guilty Friday to killing a 17-year-old after finding out that the person they had known as Lida was biologically male.
Police say Eddie “Gwen” Araujo Jr. was killed Oct. 3 during a party being held at the house of one of the three suspects, Jose Merel.
In mid-October, another suspect, Jaron Nabors, 19, led police to Araujo’s body.
Nabors pleaded not guilty last month.
The remaining suspects -- Merel, 23, Michael William Magidson, 22, and Jason Cazares, also 22 -- entered their pleas Friday.
The judge in the case has scheduled a preliminary hearing for Jan. 29.
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