AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Newsom-appointed judge released illegal immigrant one day before he allegedly stabbed California retiree to death
A 36-year-old Venezuelan illegal immigrant already facing burglary charges walked out of a California courtroom on his own recognizance, and one day later, prosecutors say, he fatally stabbed a 68-year-old retiree outside the man's home. Marcos Iriarte-Valdez now faces a murder charge with special circumstances in the killing of Todd Stewart, a retiree in Martinez, […] The post Newsom-appointed judge released illegal immigrant one day before he allegedly stabbed California retiree to death appeared first on American Almanac .
A 36-year-old Venezuelan illegal immigrant already facing burglary charges walked out of a California courtroom on his own recognizance, and one day later, prosecutors say, he fatally stabbed a 68-year-old retiree outside the man's home. Marcos Iriarte-Valdez now faces a murder charge with special circumstances in the killing of Todd Stewart, a retiree in Martinez, a quiet suburb east of San Francisco in Contra Costa County. Contra Costa County District Attorney Diane Becton, a Democrat, filed a felony complaint alleging Iriarte-Valdez committed the killing during a burglary attempt, a special circumstance under California law that could mean life in prison without parole if he is convicted. The complaint also includes enhancement…Open