Charles Michael Hickman III entered a plea of not guilty on Wednesday to a first-degree murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of an uninvolved bystander on New Year’s Eve in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.
According to court records, Jonathan Adamow was struck and killed in the early hours of December 31 when gunfire erupted. Police have stated that Adamow was not the intended target but was caught in the crossfire. Hickman, arrested on April 7 by U.S. Marshals, remains in King County Jail on $2 million bail.