Man accused of killing TikTok star Anthony Barajas and his friend Rylee Goodrich inside California movie theater enters insanity plea

A man accused of fatally shooting two young people inside a Southern California movie theater in July has pleaded not guilty, and not guilty by reason of insanity, to two counts of murder. Joseph Jimenez, 20, did not speak during Monday's hearing at the Riverside Hall of Justice, letting his attorney enter the pleas, the  Press-Enterprise reported.

The two different not-guilty pleas were necessary, said John Hall, a spokesman for the Riverside County District Attorney's Office, because there would be two phases if the case goes to trial: a guilt phase, and a phase to determine whether Jimenez was insane.

Attorneys are scheduled to return to court on October 22 to discuss the appointment of a defense psychiatrist, the newspaper said.