Jin William Ackerman and his defense attorney Tom Pitaro appear before the honorable Judge Joseph Sciscento, during Ackerman’s 72-hour hearing at the Regional Jusctice Center, Las Vegas, Wed. Dec 31, 2014. Ackerman is accused of robbing a Las Vegas Walgreens and shooting and killing the store clerk, which whom he had known personally.
Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 | 3:10 p.m.
A former Las Vegas pharmacy employee pleaded not guilty Thursday to criminal charges in two armed robberies, including a murder count that could get him the death penalty if he's convicted of killing a clerk he once worked with.
A state court judge scheduled a status check Feb. 5 for Jin William Young Ackerman II.
The 25-year-old Ackerman remains jailed on kidnapping, armed robbery and burglary with a weapon charges in Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 robberies at separate Walgreens stores.
He faces a murder count in the slaying of 58-year-old Antonino Isnit during the second robbery.
Police quote Ackerman saying, "Sorry, Tony, but you know me," before shooting Isnit with a silencer-equipped handgun.
District Attorney Steve Wolfson says he and prosecutors will determine whether to seek the death penalty.
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