NEWARK, N.J. - The man suspected in last month's bombings in Chelsea and New Jersey pleaded not guilty to charges he tried to kill several police officers during a bedside arraignment.
Ahmad Rahimi took part via video conference from his hospital bed in Newark.
He is still recovering from gunshot wounds he suffered in a shooutout with police.
Rahimi's public defenders did most of the speaking for the 28-year-old.
"Mr. Rahimi has received complaints long ago, and I have also received them and I have reviewed each and every one of the complaints with him and I've asked the court to enter a not guilty plea on each of the complaints," said public defender Peter Liguori.
He is charged with five counts of attempted murder of a police officer in New Jersey.
The 28-year-old is being held on $5.2 million bail for these state charges in New Jersey.
He is also facing federal charges for the September 17th bombings.
Investigators say Rahimi detonated a pressure cooker bomb in Chelsea that injured 31 people.
He is also accused of setting of a pipe bomb in a New Jersey town a few hours earlier.
Officer Angel Padilla, one of the police officers Rahimi allegedly shot, was also in court but did not speak.
The U.S. Attorney said there is no date set for Rahimi's arraignment on the federal charges.
New York federal prosecutors say they have plenty of evidence that Rahimi is responsible. There is no word yet on when he will appear in federal court.