A young man accused of gunning down a 19-year-old man during a dispute in Moreno Valley pleaded not guilty Monday to murder and other charges.

Jacob Nulen Necochea, also 19, of Banning, allegedly killed Angelo Leivas of Banning in August.

In addition to murder, Necochea is charged with sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.

The defendant was arraigned Monday before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gary Polk, who scheduled a felony settlement conference for Jan. 16 at the Riverside Hall of Justice.

Necochea is being held in lieu of $2 million bail at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning.

According to sheriff’s investigators, just after 4 a.m. Aug. 17, the defendant and Leivas were involved in an unspecified confrontation as Necochea sat in his vehicle in

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