SEATTLE (AP) - A man has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter for allegedly throwing an 87-year-old man off balance and pushing him to the ground in Seattle.
KIRO-TV reports (https://goo.gl/NRgtFY ) that Brandon Graves-Benevides entered the plea in court Monday.
Police say 33-year-old Graves-Benevides pulled on Fed Nesbitt’s shopping cart at a Seattle grocery store on February 29. Police say once Nesbitt was off balance, Graves-Benevides pushed him to the ground.
Officials say the elderly man had hip surgery, spent weeks in rehabilitation and died on April 7 from complications.
Police arrested Graves-Benevides on April 13. Police say he admitted he was the man on a grocery store surveillance video.
Prosecutors say he has an extensive criminal record and is a danger to the public.
Graves-Benevides remains in jail on $2 million bail.
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Information from: KIRO-TV, htthttps://www.kirotv.com/index.html
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