A man extradited from Texas to face charges that he threatened to shoot up Heinz Field during a Pittsburgh Steelers playoff game last month appeared briefly before a federal magistrate judge on Thursday to enter a standard not guilty plea.
Yuttana Choochongkol, 40, who lives in San Antonio, is being detained without bond pending trial on orders of U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab.
Mr. Choochongkol is charged with three counts of transmitting interstate threats.
The U.S. attorney's office said that in January he sent three communications saying he was going to shoot fans and players during the Jan.