YAKIMA, Wash. – Ismael Sanchez Morales appeared in court for his arraignment, facing six charges, including three felonies, after a police pursuit on August 9 involving his brother, murder suspect Roberto Leyva Sanchez.

The pursuit ended in a shootout , resulting in the suspect’s death. Sanchez Morales appeared before Judge Elisabeth Tutsch at the Yakima County Department of Corrections and pled not guilty to all charges.

He is currently charged with harming a police dog, second-degree assault, attempting to elude, obstructing law enforcement, resisting arrest, and DUI. Previously, during a preliminary hearing on August 11, bail was set at $500,000.

During the arraignment, Sanchez Morales’s attorney argued against the high bail.

“I don’t see how $500,000 is appropriate,” Sanchez Mo

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