TACOMA, Wash.—A pretrial hearing is scheduled in Tacoma for Daniel Tavares, who's accused of killing a couple at their home near Graham last month in a dispute over $50.
The 41-year-old has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder, and prosecutors are deciding whether to seek the death penalty.
Brian and Beverly Mauck were found shot to death on November 17 at their home.
Tavares was released from prison in Massachusetts in June after serving a manslaughter sentence for killing his mother.
After his sentence ended, authorities attempted to have Tavares held on bail on charges of assaulting two prison guards while in prison. But Superior Court Judge Kathe Tuttman freed him on personal recognizance in July. Tavares then fled to Washington.
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