Man pleads not guilty in Theodore family disappearance case

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Juan Carlos Argueta-Guerra pleaded not guilty to three counts of kidnapping in connection with the disappearance of a Theodore family that vanished more than two weeks ago.

Thirteen days have passed with no sign of the Choc family. Aurelia Choc-Cac and her two children, Niurka and Anthony, disappeared from their Theodore home more than two weeks ago.

Argueta-Guerra appeared before a judge in handcuffs and entered his plea through a translator during his second court appearance this week.

Investigation details emerge

According to investigators, cell phone data places Argueta-Guerra at the Choc family’s home on the day they vanished. Court testimony reveals he borrowed a black van from his employer and made three separate trips to and from the house in the early morning hours of Jan. 31. Hours later, the family was reported missing…

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