A man who allegedly stabbed two Chula Vista residents to death in their home, then fled the state, pleaded not guilty Monday to murder charges.
Steven Cleveland, 44, is accused of killing 57-year-old Abdul Hasan and his girlfriend, 71-year-old Paz Gojar, in their Paseo Carina home in January of last year.
At the time of the slayings, Cleveland was on the run from his home state of Ohio while being investigated for crimes there, according to Deputy District Attorney Jack Yeh. After his arrest, Cleveland was convicted and sentenced in Ohio earlier this year to between 64 and 69 years in prison for multiple counts of rape, according to the West Jefferson Police Department in Ohio…