LISBON — Jeno L. Wall pleaded not guilty Thursday to aggravated murder and other charges related to the Sept. 9, 2024 shooting death of 30-year-old Robert E. Herron.

Wall, also known as Mally, 34, of Steubenville, appeared via video from the Columbiana County jail for arraignment on the charges issued in December by the county grand jury.

Charges against him include unclassified felonies of aggravated murder and murder and third-degree felony intimidation of an attorney, victim or witness in a criminal case, along with firearm specifications for allegedly using a firearm to cause Herron’s death.

According to county Prosecutor Vito Abruzzino, he could face life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted of aggravated murder. He could face a mandatory three years for each of the two firearm specifications.

During the arraignment, Wall was represented by defense attorney Pete Horvath and requested that the charges against him be read aloud.

County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam read the indictment into the record, outlining the charges

According to the indictment, the aggravated murder count alleges that Wall “did purposely, and with prior calculation and design, cause the death of another, to wit: Robert E. Herron.” The murder count alleges that he purposely caused the death.

Abruzzino said previously that the intimidation charge stems from alleged actions by Wall following the shooting.

Wall was found indigent and Washam appointed defense attorneys James Wise and Joe King to the case, which has been assigned to Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton. A pretrial is now scheduled for 3 p.m. Jan. 17, according to online court records.

His bond remains set at $1 million cash or surety.

A press release issued by Abruzzino and Wellsville Police Chief Ed Wilson when the indictment was issued in December said, “Shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 9, 2024, officers from the Wellsville Police Department responded to a call of possible shots fired on Tenth Street. Officers found Herron fatally wounded behind a residential garage.”

Herron’s mother, Roberta Pratt, and sister, Latasha Herron, attended the arraignment, with Pratt visibly upset afterwards.

Abruzzino previously noted that although Wall has been indicted, the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information about that night is asked to contact the Wellsville Police Department at 330-532-1522.