By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – The man captured in California last month and brought to Lewis County to face an almost 25-year-old murder charge pleaded not guilty today in Lewis County Superior Court.
Carlos Vidal Guiterrez
Carlos Vidal Guiterrez, 54, is accused in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Efren J. Triana in downtown Centralia in October 1986.
Guiterrez was arrested by the U.S. Marshals’ Service in San Benito County in central California.
He is represented by Centralia defense attorney David Arcuri.
A trial date was set for the week of August 15.
Prosecutors allege Guiterrez shot the Rochester resident when the two stepped outside La Adalitas tavern to fight on Oct. 25, 1986.
Guiterrez is charged with second-degree murder. His bail remains at $3 million.
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Read background in “Accused slayer of Rochester man in 1986 faces a judge today” from Wednesday April 6, 2011, here
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