Read the text and determine if the sentence is true:

On Friday, James appeared in a Santa Barbara, California court for arraignment on charges of kidnapping and murdering a 15-year-old boy. James will plead not guilty, according to his attorney, James E. Blatt. Blatt also criticized the portrait prosecutors had painted of his client. "Have you ever seen a 20 year-old mastermind? He was not the shooter. He was not at the scene," said Blatt.

Sentence: James E. Blatt killed a 15-year-old-boy in California.
Pick your answer from:
I. yes.
II. no.
A:
II.