A 10-time felon charged in the shooting death of a former Oakland Tribune freelance photographer who was hit by a stray bullet has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges.
The Tribune reports that 38-year-old Joe Daniel McNeely, also known as Anthony Lister, entered his pleas on Monday.
McNeely is charged in the killing of 54-year-old Lionel "Ray'' Fluker. Authorities say Fluker was hit by a stray bullet in East Oakland on April 5 when McNeely was involved in a gunfight with another man. Fluker was a freelance photographer for the Tribune from 1995 to 2007
McNeely was also shot during the gun battle. He was arrested after being taken to a hospital by a friend.
Though McNeely has 10 prior felony convictions over a 20-year period, officials say none of them were serious enough to make him eligible for the state's Three Strikes Law.
