LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The man accused of killing a 22-year-old Las Vegas woman in 2020, and who was on the run in Mexico for four years, pleaded not guilty in court on Thursday.

Erick Rangel-Ibarra, 30, is the only suspect in Lesly Palacio’s August 2020 murder. He is accused of killing her on Aug. 29, 2020. Police found her remains two weeks later near the Valley of Fire.

In 2021, Rangel-Ibarra's father, Jose Rangel, pleaded guilty to helping his son move Palacio’s body from the family home. A judge sentenced Rangel to two years in prison. The 8 News Now Investigators reported Rangel was released after serving less than nine months.

Rangel-Ibarra was arrested last year in Mexico, and in August, he was extradited to Las Vegas. As part of the United States’ treaty with Mexico, prosecutors c

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