Young Man Suspected in Indio Shooting Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder

INDIO (CNS) – A young man suspected in a shootout that authorities say led to an allegedly gang-related retaliatory attack one day later pleaded not guilty Tuesday to an attempted murder charge. Malachi “Mala” Hernandez, 19, is charged with one felony count of attempted murder stemming from a Jan. 17 late-night shootout allegedly involving Ethen Adam Sinohuiz, 18, according to court records. He additionally faces sentence-enhancing allegations of being associated with a criminal street gang and using a firearm. He pleaded not guilty and denied the allegations Tuesday afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Noe Montes, 23, Sinohuiz,…