Nicolae Miu, the 52-year-old accused of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Isaac Schuman and injuring several others July 30 on a western Wisconsin river, pleaded not guilty Thursday at an arraignment in St. Croix County Circuit Court.
Miu, wearing an orange prisoner's outfit, appeared before Judge Michael Waterman via a video link from the county jail, where he is being held in lieu of $1 million cash bond.
The Prior Lake man is charged with first-degree homicide and four counts of attempted first-degree homicide in the death of Schuman and injuries to four others during a confrontation on the Apple River, a popular tubing spot.