A 34-year-old man accused of killing his estranged wife in June 2011 and fleeing to Mexico has pleaded not guilty to a felony murder charge in Nevada state court.
Elko county court clerk doesn’t have a trial date yet. It was not set during Eduardo Estrada-Puentes’ appearance Monday before Elko County District Court Judge Al Kacin.
Estrada-Puentes was arrested in October 2014 by local authorities in the State of Jalisco near the city of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
He was held as a fugitive during extradition proceedings in Mexico City, and was returned in October 2015 to Elko. He’s now being held in the local jail.
Authorities say Estrada-Puentes strangled the 29-year-old Stephanie Gonzalez and took her two young children to his parents’ house before disappearing.
