CLEVELAND — Jaymone Whitaker II, the man accused of leading a pursuit with Cuyahoga County Sheriff's deputies that ended in a crash that killed a woman whose car was stopped at a Cleveland intersection, appeared in court for his arraignment on Thursday.

The 24-year-old Whitaker pleaded not guilty to the charges against him in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. Bond was set at $500,000 with a pretrial hearing scheduled for Sept. 9.

Earlier this week, Whitaker was indicted on the following charges related to the death of Sharday Elder and the injury of several others:

Involuntary manslaughter

Aggravated vehicular homicide

Aggravated vehicular assault (three counts)

Failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer

Child endangering

Operating a vehicle under the in

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