Published November 10, 2012, 07:51 AM
Man pleads not guilty to arson
A North Dakota man is accused of setting fire to a church on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
BISMARCK (AP) — A North Dakota man is accused of setting fire to a church on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
Phoenix Martinenz pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday on charges of arson and burglary. Trial was scheduled for Jan. 15.
Authorities said Martinez tried to burn down the St. James Episcopal Church in Cannonball on July 25.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Miller ordered Martinez held in jail pending the results of a detention hearing on Tuesday.
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