He pleaded not guilty at the Supreme Court hearing

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) – A man accused of killing another young man on the University of Arizona volleyball court made his first appearance in Supreme Court on Tuesday.

The arraignment of 20-year-old Ryan Romero Encinas formally notifies Encinas of the charges against him and sets the stage for further developments in the case.

Encinas is being held in jail on $1 million bail.

The judge pleaded guilty to Encinas’ guilt. This is standard at this early stage of the case. Encinas will hold a case management conference next month and a pretrial hearing in December.

Witnesses say that on September 22, Encinas was on the volleyball court on the U of A campus when a fight broke out with 19-year-old Minhaj Jamshidi. Investigators say Encinas pulled out a gun, shot Jamshidi and fled. Emergency services tried to save Jamshidi’s life but failed.

Neither man was a student at the U of A. Jamshidi was a student at Pima Community College.

U of A police have promised better security on campus since the shooting.

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Craig Smith Is KGUN 9 reporter. With over 40 years of reporting from cities like Tampa, Houston and Austin, Craig has covered over 40 space shuttle launches and historic hurricanes like Katrina, Ivan, Andrew and Hugo. Share your story ideas and important issues with Craig by email [email protected] or by hooking up Facebook AND Twitter.