The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to state murder and terror charges while his attorney complained that comments coming from New York’s mayor would make it tough to receive a fair trial.
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00:00Are you pleased with this indictment, sir?
00:02Guilty or not guilty?
00:06Not guilty.
00:08People.
00:10The second thing I want to make a record of, Your Honor,
00:12is I'm very concerned about my client's right to a fair trial in this case.
00:18He's being prejudiced by some statements that are being made by government officials.
00:23Like every other defendant, he's entitled to a presumption of innocence,
00:27but unfortunately, the way this has been handled so far, his rights are being violated.
00:33He's a young man, and he is being treated like a human ping-pong ball between two warring jurisdictions here.
00:40These federal and state prosecutors are coordinating with one another,
00:44but at the expense of him, they have conflicting theories in their indictments,
00:49and they are literally treating him like he is some sort of political fodder, like some sort of spectacle.
01:00He was on display for everyone to see in the biggest staged perp walk I've ever seen in my career.
01:06It was absolutely unnecessary. He's been cooperative with law enforcement.
01:11Thank you, Your Honor.