3 PLEAD NOT GUILTY IN MAN'S DEATH AT OKLAHOMA CLUB.

Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer

Three bouncers for a Tulsa, Okla., topless bar pleaded not guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder in the death of Lancaster aerospace worker Robert D'Errico, who died in September during a barroom scuffle.

Daniel Patrick Harris, 38, Chad Wayne Hillman, 28, and Travis Lee Shannon, 28, remained free Tuesday, a day after charges were filed against them by the Tulsa District Attorney's Office. The three men have until today to post a $7,500 bond each, officials said.

``We don't believe that any criminal charges should have been filed,'' said defense attorney Jim Goodwin. ``My clients are of course innocent.''

The victim in the case is a 33-year-old father of four girls, who died Sept. 24 after he was pinned down by bouncers at Lady Godiva's, a Tulsa nightclub.

D'Errico and a co-worker were in Tulsa on a business trip and visited the nightclub around midnight.

According to Tulsa police, witnesses said trouble began when bar workers were told the men were touching dancers.

Although the bouncers escorted the co-worker outside, D'Errico reportedly refused to leave and shook off the two bouncers who approached him, Tulsa police spokesman Lucky Lamons said.

A third bouncer - who authorities said weighs 490 pounds - then laid on D'Errico until he went limp and someone realized he had stopped breathing, Lamons said.

Bar patrons and workers attempted to revive D'Errico by performing CPR until paramedics arrived, but he was pronounced dead at a Tulsa hospital.

``We feel that the criminal trial will completely support the charges filed,'' said attorney Robert Parris, who was hired by D'Errico's family. ``Our investigation that we conducted supports what the police have found to be true that the men involved in this murdered Mr. D'Errico.''

Oklahoma authorities said last month that D'Errico died of asphyxiation by chest compression. Contributing to his death, they said, was the ``toxic effect'' of ephedrine and guaifenesin - common components of over-the-counter cold medicines - and alcohol.

D'Errico had a blood-alcohol level of .17 percent, more than double the limit at which a motorist is presumed drunk in California.

Officials said the next phase in the case will come at a Jan. 31 conference hearing, when prosecutors and defense attorneys will determine if they have any points of compromise

``I don't intend to negotiate any pleas,'' said Goodwin. ``These are groundless and baseless charges. The death was at no fault of the accused.''