Griffin Neal
Brandon Theesfeld, the former Ole Miss student charged in the murder of Ally Kostial, pleaded not guilty on Monday.
Matthew Kinne, the former Oxford Police Department officer charged in the murder of Dominique Clayton, also pleaded not guilty.
Theesfeld’s plea was expected. At the Aug. 22 bond hearing, Tony Farese, Theesfeld’s co-counsel, told reporters that Theesfeld maintains his innocence and planned to proceed with a not-guilty plea.
His plea comes one month after he was indicted by a grand jury in Kostial’s murder.
Eight days before his Aug. 30 indictment, Theesfeld and his attorneys withdrew their request for a bond hearing, instead opting for a psychiatric evaluation. The request for psychiatric evaluation was agreed upon by District Attorney Ben Creekmore and approved by Judge Andrew Howorth. There is no timetable for when the results of the evaluation will be released.
Theesfeld was detained and arrested on July 22. He is currently detained without bond at an undisclosed location.
