JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – A Utah man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife on a cruise to Alaska pleaded not guilty during a Wednesday hearing in which he appeared to become emotional at times.
An attorney for Kenneth Manzanares entered the plea during an arraignment in a federal courtroom in Juneau, Alaska. The judge presided via a video link from Anchorage.
Manzanares, clad in a yellow prison uniform, dabbed his eyes as the indictment against him was read.
Prosecutors have not decided if they will seek the death penalty. A hearing on that issue is expected later this year.
Manzanares was indicted by a grand jury last week in the death of his wife, Kristy Manzanares, a 39-year-old real estate agent.