Seven people pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a long list of charges in the killing of Sam Nordquist, a Black transgender man who was allegedly held captive and tortured in an upstate New York hotel room for more than a month before succumbing to his torment.

The seven people accused of killing and torturing Minnesota man Sam Nordquist in Ontario County are due in court on Tuesday afternoon.

The individuals accused of the torture and murder of Sam Nordquist are scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Ontario County Court.

All seven defendants — Arzuaga, Emily Jean Motyka, Jennifer A. Quijano, Kyle R. Sage and Patrick A. Goodwin, Kimberly L. Sochia and Thomas G. Eaves — were charged with first-degree murder for killing Nordquist in an “especially cruel manner with the intent to inflict torture on him before his death,” Wolford said.

Seven people are now charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Mr. Nordquist, a transgender man whose killing has drawn national attention.

The seven suspects accused of killing 24-year-old trans man Sam Nordquist forced him to eat feces and drink urine, along with subjecting him to horrific sexual abuse.

New York State Police will give an update on Wednesday in the investigation into the murder of Sam Nordquist, the Minnesota man tortured and killed in Ontario County.

New York prosecutors on Wednesday laid out new details in the disturbing case and revealed that two children, ages 7 and 12, were coerced into abusing Nordquist.