Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Pleads Not Guilty

Terrorist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleads not guilty …

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appeared in court today and pleaded not guilty to 30 federal counts as related to the terror bombing attacks that took place on Patriots Day, April 15 in Boston, Massachusetts. The bombing attacks killed three spectators and wounded about 260 near the finish line of the marathon and the suspect was also charged in the murder of  Sean Collier, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer, three days later.

From CNN:

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 30 federal counts related to the April 15 attacks.

Tsarnaev appeared in a federal courtroom in Boston on Wednesday for an arraignment in the April 15 bombings, which killed three spectators and wounded about 260, and the slaying of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer three days later. He faces a total of 30 counts in connection with bombings and a police chase that left his brother, Tamerlan, dead.

MIT police officers lined up outside the courthouse as the hearing neared its end Wednesday afternoon in a show of solidarity with their fallen comrade, Sean Collier. Inside, many of the surviving victims watched as Tsarnaev was brought into court; the 19-year-old’s hair appeared disheveled as he looked back at them before entering his plea.

From The WAPO: His arm in cast and his face swollen, Boston Marathon bombing suspect pleads not guilty. Awe, poor baby.

His arm in a cast and his face swollen, a blase-looking Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing in a seven-minute proceeding that marked his first public appearance since his capture in mid-April.

As victims of the bombing looked on, Tsarnaev, 19, gave a small, lopsided smile to his sisters upon arriving in the courtroom. He appeared to have a jaw injury and there was swelling around his left eye and cheek.