CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge for the 2014 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
Van Dyke was arraigned on Tuesday, with his attorney, Dan Herbert, entering the plea. Van Dyke was indicted earlier this month on six counts of first-degree murder and one count of official misconduct for fatally shooting McDonald.