Two pleas of no contest and one of not guilty were entered this morning in Lyon County District Court by three juveniles accused of killing fowl and damaging property at the David Traylor Zoo of Emporia.
Andrew Vincent Rodriguez, 11, and Angel Ray Rodriguez Jr., 13, pleaded no contest and the third boy, Hernan Hernandez, 11, pleaded not guilty.
All are accused in the killings of two black swans and two cereopsis geese on June 22.
Burglary charges against the Rodriguez boys were reduced to criminal trespass and criminal damage to property charges were dismissed. Restitution is part of the plea agreement, defense attorney Don C. Krueger said.
Hernan’s attorney, W. Irving Shaw, said his client pleaded not guilty today, to allow time to determine whether all reports in the case have been turned over to the defense.
The boys will appear in court at 9 a.m. Oct. 2 before Judge Lee Fowler, who heard the cases this morning.
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