Man Wanted in New York Killing Pleads Not Guilty to Charges Stemming From 2 Stabbings in Arizona

Man Wanted in New York Killing Pleads Not Guilty to Charges Stemming From 2 Stabbings in Arizona
Raad Almansoori listens during a court hearing in Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Feb. 26, 2024. Mark Henle, The Arizona Republic via AP
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PHOENIX—A man sought in New York in a fatal bludgeoning last month in a Manhattan hotel has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other felony charges in Arizona in separate stabbings of two women over a week later in metro Phoenix.

Raad Noah Almansoori, 26, was arraigned Tuesday in Maricopa County Superior Court on charges stemming from the stabbings on Feb. 17 in Phoenix and on Feb. 18 in the suburb of Surprise.