A parolee accused of gunning down a 30-year-old Temecula woman only days after he was let out of state prison pleaded not guilty Friday to first-degree murder and other charges.
Rashad Kysim Populus, 28, of Los Angeles, was arrested last week following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the slaying of Shaquilah Kaprise Howard.
Along with murder, Populus is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations, as well as parole violations…