Two felons who allegedly conspired in the slaying of a 27-year-old Riverside man are due back in court on Friday.

Kenny Andrew Johnson, 40, of Riverside and Alonzo Jeffrey Monk Jr., 43, of Colton are accused in the deadly shooting of Horacio Montero Jr. last month.

Both defendants are charged with first-degree murder and special circumstance allegations of lying in wait and murder for financial gain. Monk is additionally charged with sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.

The men pleaded not guilty during a joint arraignment Monday before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gary Polk, who scheduled a felony settlement conference for the pair on Friday at the Riverside Hall of Justice.

Each man is being held without bail — Johnson at the Smith Correctional Facilit

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