Vaughn denies killings; His lawyer enters plea of not guilty in slayings of wife, 3 children

With his hands cuffed and his legs shackled, Christopher Vaughnpleaded not guilty Friday to charges he fatally shot his wife andthree young children in the family's SUV in rural Will County.

The plea came as the 32-year-old Oswego man made his firstcourtroom appearance in Will County to face first-degree murdercharges for the June 14 shootings in Channahon Township.

Vaughn, clad in blue jail fatigues, didn't speak during the briefhearing before Will County Judge Daniel Rozak.

Instead, defense attorney Gerald Kielian entered the not guiltyplea on behalf of Vaughn, who was clean-shaven and had a new, shorthaircut.

Vaughn's parents, residents of the …