Skylar Meade, the prisoner charged with murder in the death of a North Idaho man, stood silent as 2nd District Judge Michelle Evans asked him how he pleads.
The Idaho Statesman reports Judge Evans entered a not guilty plea for the first-degree murder charge on Meade’s behalf Thursday afternoon.
The 32-year-old was accused of killing 83-year-old James Mauney, while he was on the run after ambushing a Boise hospital.
A grand jury indicted both Meade and Nicholas Umphenour, who police said helped him plan the ambush, on the murder charges in June.
Police said the two suspects were involved in a second homicide in North Idaho, though no charges for that death have been filed yet.
The Nez Perce County Prosecutor’s Office intends to seek the death penalty against Meade if he’s convicted.
In their filing, prosecutors said Meade had “utter disregard” for human life and has “exhibited a propensity to commit murder.”
To have someone receive a death sentence, prosecutors must prove that there were aggravated circumstances to the killing.
