FERNANDEZ ENTERS NOT GUILTY PLEA

A 19 YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE MAN PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES THAT HE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND ULTIMATELY KILLED A 4-MONTH OLD BABY. DURING ARRAIGNMENT FRIDAY, A JUDGE TOLD ELIJAH FERNANDEZ THAT HE'S A DANGER TO THE COMMUNITY, AND SET HIS BOND AT 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS, CASH ONLY. THE BABY'S MOTHER TOLD POLICE SHE HAD LEFT LITTLE IZABELLAH WITH FERNANDEZ, HER BOYFRIEND, WHILE SHE DID LAUNDRY. AND WHEN SHE GOT BACK, THE BABY HAD NUMEROUS INJURIES. IZABELLAH WAS PUT ON LIFE SUPPORT, AND DIED TWO WEEKS LATER.