One of two South American nationals allegedly linked to the armed robbery of a $1 million watch from a man sitting on the patio of a restaurant at the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel pleaded not guilty this week to charges in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles. Jamer Mauricio Sepulveda Salazar, 21, of Colombia, entered his plea to one count of interference with commerce by robbery—known as a federal Hobbs Act crime—and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
A tentative trial date of Oct. 22 was scheduled. Sepulveda Salazar was previously ordered detained pending trial.
