MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (WCCO) - The man charged with killing Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, pleaded not guilty during his federal arraignment hearing on Thursday morning in Minneapolis.

Vance Boelter, 58, of Green Isle, Minnesota, was indicted July 15 on six counts of murder, stalking and firearms violations.

Boelter, who was uncuffed, sat expressionless during the hearing, wearing a yellow jumpsuit with a bright-orange sweatshirt over top. At the end of the hearing, he glanced back at those in attendance before exiting the courtroom.

Also during the hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge Dulce Foster granted U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson's request of a 60-day period for discovery disclosures, with an anticipated volu

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