Men charged in connection with Atlanta girl’s death plead not guilty
The Associated Press
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office shows Julian Conley. Two men who have been charged in connection with the 2020 shooting death of an 8-year-old girl in Atlanta, Conley and Jerrion McKinney, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. (Fulton County Sheriff's Office via AP)
ATLANTA (AP) — Two men who have been charged in connection with the shooting death last year of an 8-year-old girl in Atlanta have pleaded not guilty.
Secoriea Turner was killed July 4, 2020, while riding in an SUV with her mother and her mother’s friend.
A grand jury last month indicted Julian Conley and Jerrion McKinney. Conley is charged with malice murder and felony murder in Secoriea’s killing.
FILE – In this Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, file photo, Fulton County District Attorney Fanni Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County Courthouse in downtown Atlanta. Two men who have been charged in connection with the 2020 shooting death of an 8-year-old girl in Atlanta, Julian Conley and Jerrion McKinney, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Both men face aggravated assault, gun and gang-related charges. They each pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the charges against them.
