WASHINGTON—The man accused of shooting two National Guard members pleaded not guilty on Dec. 2.
A lawyer for Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, entered the plea during a virtual court appearance. Lakanwal appeared from a hospital bed.
Lakanwal is accused of killing Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and wounding Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, near the White House on Nov. 26.
Lakanwal, who came to the nation’s capital from Washington state, was ordered to be held without bond.
“No condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of the community,” said D.C. Superior Court Magistrate Judge Renee Raymond.
“It is fairly clear that he came across the country, 3,000 miles, armed, with a specific purpose in mind,” she added….