The ex-boyfriend of Amie Harwick, former fiancee of Drew Carey, has pleaded not guilty to her murder. The 38-year-old family therapist was found dead outside of her third-floor Hollywood Hills apartment in February, and an autopsy determined she had been strangled first, with her ex-partner Gareth Pursehouse the leading suspect.
The 42-year-old was charged with one count each of murder and first-degree residential burglary, with the special circumstance allegation of lying in wait, prosecutors from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said.
He was released on a $2 million (£1.6 million) bond before being re-arrested in again connection with the death, and could face the death penalty due to the lying in wait charge.
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