Nearly a decade after 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver’s body was found in a suitcase on the side of a highway, a Massachusetts man pleaded not guilty to a murder charge
, a Massachusetts man pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Thursday morning.
Alberto Sierra Jr., 32, the former boyfriend of Jeremiah's mother, Elsa Oliver, was arrested on a warrant Wednesday out of Worcester Superior Court on two charges -- murder and disinterring of a body, the Worcester District Attorney's Office said in a statement. A Worcester County grand jury handed up indictments for both charges earlier in the day.
Sierra pleaded not guilty to both charges during his appearance in Worcester Superior Court. He was ordered held without bail pending his next court hearing on May 25. Prosecutors did not say what led to Sierra’s arrest. Messages seeking comment were left with his attorney.The case has weighed heavily on the mind of Fitchburg Police Chief Ernest Martineau, who was involved in the intitial investigation.
“This case rocked the conscience of the city of Fitchburg,” he said outside Worcester Superior Court. “At one point, we were Jeremiah’s family, 45,000 residents in the city, and we are here today, beginning the process of healing.”after pleading guilty to abusing Jeremiah's siblings and mother.
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