A Bend man charged in a fatal shooting outside a local bar last summer pleaded not guilty on Monday.

Caleb Cegers, 20, pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, assault and the unlawful use of a weapon in the death of Taylor Wyss, 33, of Redmond.

Cegers’ trial is scheduled for January 2025.

Suspect, victim identified in fatal shooting in downtown Bend as search continues

Suspect, victim identified in fatal shooting in downtown Bend as search continues

Cegers is accused of shooting and killing Wyss with a handgun on Aug. 10, 2023, after a fight broke out around midnight in Duda’s Billiards Bar on Wall Street in downtown Bend, police said.

Law enforcement investigators believe the fight occurred after Caleb Cegers and his girlfriend, Sadie Madalyn Cole, were asked to leave the bar because they were being disruptive.

Video footage shows Wyss didn’t instigate the fight, Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels previously told The Bulletin. Authorities said Cole punched a bartender during the fight and then helped Cegers leave the scene in a car after the shooting.

Law enforcement obtain video in fatal Bend shooting as family grieves for victim

Law enforcement obtain video in fatal Bend shooting as family grieves for victim

Cole pleaded guilty in December to hindering prosecution and fourth-degree assault. She was sentenced to 10 days in jail and 18 months of probation.

Police said Cegers and his brother, Dahnte Cegers, left the state after the slaying, prompting a nationwide manhunt. They were arrested in Tennessee and extradited back to Deschutes County in October.

Dahnte Cegers is charged with hindering prosecution. His plea hearing is scheduled for Feb. 2.