Napa business owner pleads not guilty to weapons charges; bail lowered to $1.5M [Napa Valley Register, Calif.]
Jan. 29—Facing more than two dozen state and federal charges in connection to what authorities have described as a cache of pipe bombs, rifles and ammunition at his home and auto repair business, Ian Rogers pleaded not guilty to the charges Friday morning in Napa Superior Court.
Defense attorney Jess Raphael entered the plea on behalf of the 44-year-old owner of British Auto Repair of the Napa Valley during a hearing at the Napa County Courthouse, where Rogers was arraigned Jan. 20 on 28 counts of possessing pipe bombs and illegal firearms. Rogers took part in the hearing by video, having been held in the Napa County Jail since his arrest Jan. 15.