The two suspects charged with kidnapping a baby in San Jose in April told a judge they are not guilty.
Yesenia Ramirez and Jose Portillo were arrested and charged in connection with the April 25 kidnapping of Brandon Cuellar from his grandmother's home. After Tuesday's plea, Ramirez's attorney said the kidnapping wasn't a stranger abduction, hinting it wasn't an abduction at all.
"The parties that are associated with this case, including Ms. Ramirez, including baby Brandon's family, they were no strangers," attorney Cody Salfen said."They were friends. They were perhaps quasi-family members themselves, not that there was a familial relationship between them, but they knew each other and they relied upon Ms. Ramirez for care of their child leading up to this.
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