Natasha Gibbs, the woman accused of supplying the guns used to kill four law enforcement officers in Charlotte's April 2024 ambush, will stand trial Jan. 5, 2027.

Gibbs, 42, appeared in federal court on Friday, Oct. 30, and pleaded not guilty to three federal charges. She faces two counts of making false statements during a firearm purchase and one count of illegal transfer of a firearm, according to WSOC-TV.

The charges stem from the April 29, 2024, shooting on Galway Drive in east Charlotte. Members of a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force were attempting to serve a warrant on Terry Clark Hughes Jr. when Hughes opened fire from inside the home, according to federal prosecutors. Four officers were killed. Hughes, 39, a felon prohibited from possessing firearms, was also killed.

The officers who died were Joshua Eyer, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) officer; Thomas Weeks Jr., a deputy U.S. Marshal; and Sam Poloche and Alden Elliott, N.C. Department of Adult Correction officers. Five other officers were wounded.

Colleagues and loved ones of the fallen officers filled the courtroom on Oct. 30, WSOC-TV reported.

Kelly Weeks, Tommy Weeks' widow, told WSOC-TV the hearing was emotional. "I think it's very emotional for us. It's the first time we really had an opportunity to be in a kind of courtroom setting," she said.

Federal prosecutors allege Gibbs bought a Taurus 9mm pistol from Blackstone Shooting Sports in October 2021 and a Radical Firearms RF-15 rifle in October 2023, according to Queen City News. She allegedly represented that the purchases were for herself. Prosecutors say she then gave the firearms to Hughes, knowing he was barred from possessing them because of a felony conviction.

Hughes used those guns to shoot and kill the four officers, according to the indictment.

Gibbs was arrested Sept. 28 in Dallas by agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the U.S. Marshals Service, according to a CMPD statement. She is the only person who has been arrested in connection with the case.

The court brought in U.S. Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn from West Virginia and a federal prosecutor from Virginia to handle the case. The indictment noted that one of the local magistrate judges had a conflict of interest, WSOC-TV reported. Many people who work in the Charlotte courthouse knew the victims.

A first pretrial motion hearing is scheduled for Dec. 16. Gibbs' attorney said there is one terabyte of discovery material to review and indicated he may request a continuance, according to WSOC-TV.

Gibbs remains free on bond. If convicted, she faces up to 10 years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.