Harlem woman pleads not guilty in Hays killing

GREAT FALLS (AP) — A 23-year-old Harlem woman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of a Hays resident last fall.

Arianne Latray entered her plea Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge John Johnston in Great Falls. She remains in custody pending a detention hearing. Her public defender, Mark Meyer, was not in the office Friday and could not be reached for comment.

Federal prosecutors charge Latray with killing someone identified by the initials S.L.S. in Hays Oct. 3.

Blaine County Sheriff Glenn Huestis has said the FBI was investigating the Oct. 3 death of 58-year-old Shawn L. Snow of Hays. Huestis said an autopsy found Snow died of multiple stab wounds believed to have been caused by a screwdriver.