WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A man pleaded not guilty Monday in connection with a February shooting death at a home in southeast Wichita.

Jerry Johnson III is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Manuel Roach, 23.

Roach was shot on Feb. 11 near Lincoln and Oliver streets after a disturbance between him and three other men, according to police.

He was taken to the hospital by emergency medical services, where he died a short time later.

Johnson was arrested in May in Fort Worth, Texas.

Sergio Clement Jr. and Allen J. Griffin have also been charged with first-degree murder in the case. Both men face separate jury trials in January.

Johnson is scheduled to go to trial in April.

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