The man charged with murderinganother man and dumping his body on a remote logging road in Ariel in 2024 declined a plea deal Tuesday from prosecutors and may face trial.
Joseph Klimas, 46, of Vancouver, was expected to plead guilty Tuesday afternoon but declined and requested a trial instead.
Klimas signed a speedy trial waiver, which was accepted by presiding Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Thad Scudder…