Arraignment hearing for Fredericka Wagner and Rita Newcomb

Two women charged in connection to the Pike County massacre pleaded "not guilty" in a Pike County court Thursday. Rita Jo Newcomb and Fredericka Carol Wagner were not directly involved in the slayings of eight members of the Rhoden family, but helped cover up the crime, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said earlier this week. Newcomb, 65, and Wagner, 76 are facing charges of obstructing justice and perjury. Newcomb is also charged with forgery. They have been held in the Pickaway County Jail. A judge set Wagner's bond at $100,000 and Newcomb's bond at $50,000, both with a 10 percent option. He placed both women under house arrest and their respective homes and said they can have no contact with members of the victims' family.