Double murder defendant pleads not guilty by reason of mental defect
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Jose Paulino Pascual-Reyes was arrested on first degree kidnapping charges and will also be charged with capital murder in connection with two bodies found at his residence Monday, Aug. 1.

 Submitted / The Outlook

The defendant charged with the gruesome murders of Sandra Vasquez Ceja and her son Angel Omar Gallegos Vasquez has officially entered a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.

Jose Paulino Pascual-Reyes, 37, of Dadeville, had his arraignment at the Tallapoosa County Courthouse on Thursday morning, and has been charged with nine counts of capital murder and two counts of abuse of a corpse. His attorneys, Mark Carlton and Todd Crutchfield, entered the plea on his behalf.

Lizi Arbogast Gwin is the managing editor of Tallapoosa Publishers.