Matthew Pennington, 21, of Spencerville is flanked by his attorney, Mark Weller, at right, as Auglaize County Assistant Prosecutor Amy Fox looks on during a hearing in court on Monday in Wapakoneta. Pennington pleaded not guilty to charges he fatally shot a 23-year-old Lima man on Nov. 2. Daniel R. King was killed by a single gunshot to the head during an altercation at a party at a rural farmhouse near Kossuth.