The defense of the suspect charged with the murders of two USF graduate students entered a plea of not guilty on Monday.
Tampa Bay 28 was at the hearing on May 18, as his trial date was set for Nov. 3, 2027.
A status hearing is set for 9 a.m. on Dec. 10.
The State Attorney's Office intends to seek the death penalty against Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh.
The state attorney said they identified the necessary aggravating factors under Florida law to seek the death penalty.
The update comes after prosecutors presented the case against him in the murders of Nahida Bristy and Zamil Limon to a grand jury.
'That day hurts me a lot,' Brothers to the Rescue pilot says Raul Castro faces indictment over 1996 shootdown
A Brothers to the Rescue pilot from Tampa says U.S. officials plan to indict Raul Castro on May 20 over the 1996 shootdown of two American planes that killed four people.
