WORCESTER, Mass. — The fourth Massachusetts State Trooper appeared in court Wednesday on charges stemming from the training death of recruit Enrique Delgado Garcia. Similar to his colleagues, Trooper Casey Lamonte pleaded not guilty as he faced a judge in Worcester Superior Court.

Lamonte faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and causing serious bodily injury. The trooper received the same bail terms as Lt. Jennifer Penton and Troopers Edwin Rodriguez and David Montanez. All were released on personal recognizance with a condition that they not have contact with any potential witnesses.

Delgado Garcia died in September 2024 from injuries sustained during boxing training at the state police academy.

Lamonte’s attorney addressed the charges outside the courthouse, saying what happened to Delgado Garcia is a tragedy, but not every tragedy is a crime.

“What the Commonwealth has done here is made the tragedy worse," Brian Kelly said, "by charging an innocent man who didn't do the crimes that are alleged in this case.”

Regarding allegations that Lamonte revised training documents after Delgado Garcia was taken to the hospital, Kelly said it was an appropriate action and that sheets are routinely edited at the end of the day to ensure an accurate record.

The president of the State Police Association of Massachusetts said the narrative surrounding the tragedy of Delgado Garcia’s death to date remains shaped by incomplete and inaccurate information.

All four troopers are now due back in court for a pretrial conference on June 16.