Murder suspect Ricky Schweain waived formal arraignment Tuesday and entered a plea of not guilty.
Schweain and his attorney, assistant public defender Leslie Hazel, appeared before Judge Benjamin Lewis in Division 1 Circuit Court in Jackson.
Schweain, 54, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the March 26 shooting death of his stepdaughter, Melissa Luttrell, 27.
He remains in custody, and his next court appearance will be June 22.
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