2014 SXSW crash suspect Rashad Owens pleads not guilty of capital murder
Rashad Owens, charged with killing four people and injuring more than 20 others during the South by Southwest Music Festival in March 2014, pleaded not guilty to capital murder and four counts of murder.
The 23-year-old made a brief appearance Thursday before Travis County state District Judge Cliff Brown, who scheduled a final hearing Oct. 15 before Owens’ trial takes place.
Jury selection has been scheduled for Oct. 26, and testimony is expected to begin Nov. 2.
Owens has been incarcerated at the Travis County Jail, with bail set at $5.5 million, since the deadly crash on March 14, 2014. He stands charged with capital murder and 24 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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