SEDGWICK COUNTY — A Kansas man charged in the death of his pregnant girlfriend returned to court Thursday.
Matthew Wayne Criscenzo, 20, pleaded not guilty in Judge Jeffrey Goering's courtroom, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. He was charged with 1st degree murder and aggravated battery, in the shooting death of 20-year-old Naomi Oglesby.
On May 25, police arrested Criscenzo in the 700 Block of Laura Street in Wichita in connection with the shooting death. At the time of the incident, Oglesby was pregnant, according to Officer Rick Pena. Despite the efforts of medical personnel, she was pronounced deceased.
Doctors were able to deliver her infant who was transported to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at a Wichita hospital. A jury trial status hearing in the case is scheduled for October 8.