A $5 million bond remains in place for the Wapakoneta man charged in the brutal murder of Charles Hicks. Â
26 year old Aaron Dietrich Sr. appearing in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court for an arraignment. Â
Dietrich's lawyer declined to enter pleas on his client's behalf which include aggravated murder  aggravated burglary, kidnapping, and intimidation of a witness.  So, the court entered not guilty pleas instead. Â
Dietrich faces the charges along with 30 year old Joseph Furry of Van Wert and 28 year old James Dinsmore of Lima. Â All three could face the death penalty. Â
During the hearing, prosecutors said Dietrich and the other men wanted to silence Hicks concerning a crime committed by the mother of Dietrich's children. Â
Hicks was found murdered in his Uniopolis apartment, on June ninth. Â
