A 49-year-old Puna man pleaded not guilty Friday in the shooting death of an Army combat veteran.

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Bryant Scott Ramos Guevarra was indicted Wednesday by a Hilo grand jury on charges of second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony, first-degree reckless endangering, and illegally carrying a handgun and ammunition.

The charges stem from the Sept. 19 shooting death of 41-year-old Jose Manuel Adame Romero in the parking lot of the Hawaiian Paradise Park Activities Center on Makuu Drive.

Hilo Circuit Judge Henry Nakamoto set a jury trial for Guevarra on Feb. 8, 2027, and maintained his bail at $1.823 million.

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He also ordered Guevarra to return to court on Oct. 26 for a hearing about a defense counsel’s motion to reduce bail.

Second-degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole, upon conviction. Use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony has a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, upon conviction.

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