LOS ANGELES—A Florida woman pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the attempted murder of singer Rihanna after authorities said she fired gunshots at the Grammy-winning musician’s Los Angeles mansion this month.
The woman, Ivana Lisette Ortiz, appeared briefly in Los Angeles Superior Court wearing yellow prison attire. Her attorney entered a plea of not guilty to the 14 charges she faces, which include one count of attempted murder and 10 felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
Judge Theresa McGonigle rejected a request to reduce Ortiz’s bail, which is set at $1.875 million. The judge also said Ortiz, 35, cannot work as a licensed speech therapist in California while the case is pending….