UPDATE : October 7 at 3:30 p.m.

Six individuals that investigators said were involved in Operation Liberty Lake had their first court appearances, all entering not guilty pleas.

Those who appeared include Jennifer Whittaker, Michael Lewis, Rocky Dailey, Trenton Watkins, Ted Whittaker, and Michael Ferguson. Each of them pleaded not guilty to their respective charges, according to Julie Humphreys, Public Relations Assistant with the Spokane County Prosecutor's Office.

Ted Whittaker's arraignment revealed a mistake in his records, leading to the dismissal of his case. However, he remains in custody and will have another first appearance with corrected records tomorrow.

Humphry's noted that all 13 individuals involved in Operation Liberty Lake are still in custody. The next seven will hav

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