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A former sheriff’s deputy from Santee will stand trial Oct. 4 on a second-degree murder charge involving the fatal shooting of an escaped prisoner. Aaron Russell, 24, pleaded not guilty Feb. 10 in the May 1, 2020, shooting of Nicholas Bils, 36, after he escaped from a park ranger’s vehicle outside the central jail. Russell appeared with his attorney before San...