Author: Leila Kheiry

Joplin, age 32, was scheduled to face trial this month, but that was when he was charged only with first-degree theft. He was indicted in mid-July on murder charges, related to the March 16th death of Ketchikan surgeon Dr. Eric Garcia.

The men had last been seen in their skiff around noon Saturday on the north side of West Island.

A 32-year-old Washington State man pleaded not guilty Monday to first- and second-degree murder charges related to the March 16 death of Ketchikan surgeon Dr. Eric Garcia.

First- and second-degree murder charges have been filed against 32-year-old Jordan Joplin for the mid-March death of Ketchikan surgeon Dr. Eric Garcia.