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' Tuesday, July 6, 1999 Teen enters not-guilty plea to classmate’s 1997 Idlling Israeli officials refuse to extradite 19-year-old TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A Mary land teen entered a surprise plea of innocent Monday to charges of mur dering a classmate but admitted he helped dismember the body and burn it, setting the stage for a trans- Atlantic trial that could strain U.S.- Israeli ties. The grisly 1997 killing in Mary land has pitted the Israeli justice sys tem against members of the House of Representatives and Attorney General Janet Reno, who are angry at Israel for refusing to extradite Samuel Sheinbein, 19, for trial at home. Sheinbein, wearing a plaid shirt and black pants, stared straight ahead as his lawyer, David Libai, told a Tel Aviv court on Monday he was not guilty of killing fellow teen ager Alfred Tello Jr. The plea means Sheinbein will face a full trial in Israel, where he fled for shelter a few days after Tello’s mu tilated, dismembered body was found in an empty garage near the suspect’s home in Aspen Hill, Md. Israel’s Supreme Court ruled in February that Sheinbein technically was an Israeli citizen and therefore could not be extradited. His father was born in Israel but left with his family in the 1950s. Prosecutors in Maryland joined “It (the plea) shows his (Sheinbein’s) continued ability to manipulate the Israeli legal system” — Douglas Gansler Montgomery County state’s attorney Reno in expressing their disappoint ment over the decision, but pledged to work with Israel should a trial be necessary. Libai, a former Israeli justice min ister, told the court Monday that Sheinbein has “never made a con fession, either here or in the United States.” Libai conceded Sheinbein was in a car with Tello before the killing and said his client was guilty of dismembering and burn ing the body on Sept. 18, 1997, two days after the killing. But he challenged the state to prove Sheinbein took an active part in the killing At earlier court hearings, Libai had indicated Sheinbein would admit to the charges, and he had told the Associated Press that “we will not contest the facts of the case.” In Maryland, Montgomery Coun ty State’s Attorney Douglas Gansler expressed anger at the turnaround Monday . “Sheinbein through his lawyer has said he was going to plead guilty if he wasn’t extradited,” Gansler said. “It shows his con tinued ability to manipulate the Israeli legal system.” Fireworks kill 4 over holiday weekend (AP) — Holiday weekend fireworks accidents killed four people as pyrotechnics displays misfired or blew up prematurely in two towns. 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