Israel Martinez made an appearance in court in Rock Island County this morning. He’s accused of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 17-year-old Giovanni Flores and 19-year-old Zachary Meincke, both of Moline on May 5.

Martinez, 20 from Davenport, appeared in court for a preliminary hearing. Court records say he waived formal arraignment and reading of the charges and penalties. He pled not guilty and demanded a jury trial. Besides the two murder charges, both class M felonies, he’s also charged with two counts of aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm (class X felonies), two counts of aggravated battery/discharging a firearm near an occupied vehicle (class 1 felonies) and one count of obstruction of justice/destroying evidence (class 4 felony).

Martinez continues to be held on no bond, according to court records. He’s set for a pretrial hearing in June.

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