Seven people, including Sam Nordquists former partner, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a slew of charges related to the brutal killing of the 24-year-old Black transgender man, who authorities say was tortured and held captive in an upstate New York hotel room for over a month before succumbing to his injuries. Nordquists former partner, Precious Arzuaga, 38, and six others Thomas Eaves, 21Source