Quincy, Mass.
A homeless man pleaded not guilty Monday to first-degree murder in the death of his 6-year-old cousin, who was found naked and wrapped in a blanket inside an SUV after the man allegedly led police on a high-speed chase.Ryan Bois, who was wearing a hospital gown, spit at reporters and photographers as he was escorted to his arraignment in Quincy District Court.
Bois, 20, pleaded not guilty to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon against a police officer, multiple motor vehicle violations and possession of heroin at the time of his arrest. He was ordered held without bail and will undergo a psychiatric evaluation at Bridgewater State Hospital.
Police found the body of Joanna Mullin wedged on the backseat floor of the vehicle Bois drove when he allegedly led police on the chase through Weymouth and Quincy early Sunday. After he crashed the white Ford Explorer into a cab and fled on foot, he threatened pursuing police with a knife, authorities said.
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