McCain entered a not guilty plea on a first-degree murder charge, and many other charges, during his first day in court on Friday.

The facts simply will demonstrate that he was charged with a crime he did not commit,” Steven Tompkins’s defense attorney said after the brief hearing. The post Suffolk County sheriff pleads not guilty to federal extortion charges appeared first on Boston.

Tompkins was charged with pressuring owners of a cannabis company by threatening to revoke a partnership with his office, which was central to the company's licensing application.