In recent legal developments, multiple individuals across different states have entered pleas of not guilty in connection with separate and grim criminal cases involving children. In Everett, Washington, a mother was charged with the murder of her 4-year-old son, Ariel Garcia, whose body was found on the side of I-5 in Pierce County. She pleaded not guilty in Snohomish County Superior Court. Meanwhile, in Chicago, a man also pleaded not guilty to charges of stabbing his ex-girlfriend and fatally stabbing her 11-year-old son, Jayden Perkins, on the city's North Side.
WA mom pleads not guilty in son's gruesome murder https://t.co/BrWfT06zKW
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An Everett mother accused of killing her 4-year-old son and leaving his body on the side of I-5 in Pierce County last month was charged with murder Monday morning. https://t.co/T2NiqvNhub
Everett mother charged with murder in violent death of 4-year-old son https://t.co/ZRGYl3UijN
UPDATE: Mother pleads not guilty in death of 4-year-old son, Ariel Garcia https://t.co/vDM9oeUvTe
The mother of Ariel Garcia on Monday pleaded not guilty in connection with the 4-year-old boy’s homicide in Snohomish County Superior Court. This is a developing story; check back for updates. https://t.co/o7D0TQXNMh
Man pleads not guilty to stabbing ex-girlfriend, killing her son on Chicago's North Side https://t.co/xm9mT8MpY2 https://t.co/pY045Ssbbm
Man charged with stabbing 11-year-old Jayden Perkins to death pleads not guilty https://t.co/uaZMtM4tB6
WA mom charged in son's gruesome murder to enter plea Monday https://t.co/O0OIJ5BM8B