A Billings man pleaded not guilty to a homicide prosecutors described Friday as an “unprovoked, cold-blooded, vicious execution.” Melvin Pretty On Top , 23, made his first appearance in Yellowstone County District court Friday. The 23 year old is charged in the Dec. 21 shooting death of, 48-year-old Troy Chaney of Billings outside the Colonial apartments on Billings South Side. Bond was set at $500,000 for Pretty On Top. His next court appearance is scheduled for March 9.
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