Eugene Cobbs pleaded innocent Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Siebert

Eugene Cobbs pleaded innocent Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Siebert at the U.S. District Court in Wheeling.Cobbs had been a fugitive after a plane crash near the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport on December 18, 2004.Federal authorities said the Piper Aerostar twin-engine plane was loaded with 520 pounds of cocaine worth $24 million.Last month, Cobbs was arrested in Guadalajara, Mexico and returned to the U.SIf convicted, Cobbs faces up to 25 years in prison and more than $8 million in fines.

Eugene Cobbs pleaded innocent Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Siebert

Eugene Cobbs pleaded innocent Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Siebert at the U.S. District Court in Wheeling.Cobbs had been a fug...

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