Father of Marysville-Pilchuck shooter pleads not guilty to gun charges

SEATTLE (AP) — The father of a Washington teenager who killed four of his high school classmates and then himself pleaded not guilty Thursday to illegally possessing the gun his son used in the slayings.

Raymond Lee Fryberg Jr. was subject to a domestic violence protection order issued by the Tulalip Tribal Court in 2002, meaning he wasn't allowed to own a gun. But prosecutors say he bought a handgun sometime between January 2013 and October 2014.

His son Jaylen used the gun to kill four friends and wound another last October after inviting them to lunch in the cafeteria at Marysville-Pilchuck High School north of Seattle.

If Raymond Fryberg is convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The judge set his trial for June 22.