Defense attorneys for the suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre entered a plea of not guilty today to federal charges and requested a jury trial.
Robert Bowers, age 46, walked into court in wrist, waist and ankle restraints today, with a large bandage on his upper left arm.
He suffered multiple gunshot wounds during a shootout with police and was released from the hospital three days ago.
According to CNN News, today marked his second court appearance this week after a federal grand jury indicted him on 44 federal charges in last weekend’s slaying of 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue.
During the arraignment, Bowers watched prosecutors and nodded periodically. He responded “yes” that he understood the penalties of the charges, and his public defender, Michael J. Novara, entered a plea of not guilty, “as is typical,” he said.
