Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death as they slept in November, “stood silent” when asked by a judge for his plea during an arraignment hearing Monday. Kohberger reportedly stared forward silently when asked how he wanted to plead, forcing the judge to enter a not guilty plea on his behalf. Kohberger, 28, reportedly spoke only to confirm that he understood the charges levied against him—four counts of first-degree murder and one county felony burglary—and that he could be sentenced to death if convicted. The hearing, held in a packed courtroom inside the Latah County Courthouse, came more than six months after Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Bethany Funke and Xana Kernodle were stabbed to death in a home off campus. Family members of the victims attended the arraignment and were reportedly emotional before it began.
