Aberdeen Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Charge in Andover Woman’s Death.

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An Aberdeen man accused of killing a Day County woman and then setting her apartment on fire has pleaded not guilty.

Thirty-six-year-old Jose Rodriguez is charged with first-degree murder, arson and burglary, among other charges.

Rodriguez is accused of shooting and killing 25-year-old Tawny Rockwood inside her Andover apartment in early February. Court documents reveal Rockwood was shot twice in the back of the head.

The case is set to go to trial next January.