Chad Daybell pleads not guilty to murder and other charges Updated at Share This Chad Daybell in Fremont County Court on Wednesday | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com ST ANTHONY – Chad Daybell pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning to charges connected to the deaths of three people. Daybell, 52, appeared for his District Court Arraignment before District Judge Steven Boyce. During the hearing, Daybell entered a not guilty plea on each charge handed down last month by a Fremont County Grand Jury. Daybell and his wife Lori Vallow Daybell are accused of various crimes, including first-degree murder for the deaths of Chad’s first wife, Tammy Daybell, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow — Lori’s two children.