Jody Ellis and Derek McPhearson both pled not guilty today to four counts of residential burglary and two counts of theft over $300. Both men requested a trial by jury, and will appear again in court on April 10.

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The Daily Illini’s Sky Opila and Courtney Linehan contributed to this report.