Death Penalty Sought in Modesto Slayings: The Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday that it will seek the death penalty against a California man accused of killing five people in Modesto last summer. Rosalio Adumada of the Modesto Bee reports that last July, the defendant, Martin Martinez, killed his girlfriend, her two young daughters, one of whom he fathered, as well as his mother and niece. In a separate case, Martinez is being ordered to stand trial for charges of child abuse and murder in the 2014 death of the girlfriend's two-year-old son, though the trial has not yet been scheduled. Martinez has entered a not-guilty plea for the five murders, denying the enhancements and special-circumstances allegations, including premeditation and deliberation, multiple homicides and lying in wait for the victims.
CA Bill Targets Criminals in Sanctuary Cities: A new California bill would target criminals in sanctuary cities, written in an effort to prevent tragedies like the murder of Kate Steinle last July, who was shot on a San Francisco Pier by a career criminal and illegal immigrant from Mexico. Tim Lantz of KFBK reports that the bill, written by Republican Senators Sharon Runner and Bob Huff, would make it illegal for local police and sheriff's departments to take custody of a convicted felon who is scheduled for deportation unless those officials are assured that the felon will be prosecuted. Since Steinle's death, allegedly by Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, an illegal immigrant with a long history of deportations and arrests, sanctuary cities have come under heavy criticism for refusing to cooperate with the deportation of illegal immigrants. Because the controlling majority of both houses of the Legislature and the Governor actually support sanctuary cities, adoption of the bill is highly unlikely.
Veteran Attacked, Robbed in Possible Hate Crime: Authorities in Washington, D.C., are working to identify at least four people who attacked and robbed a former Marine on Friday night inside a McDonald's, in what could be a hate crime. Fox News reports that 30-year-old Christopher Marquez, a decorated Iraq war vet, was eating dinner in the back corner of the restaurant when a group of teens and young men surrounded his booth, asking him if he believes black lives matter. When Marquez didn't respond to the question, the group called him racist. Shortly after, as he was leaving the restaurant, he was knocked unconscious by a blow to his head and later discovered his wallet was stolen. Marquez, who his Hispanic, believes the incident was a hate crime and that the group targeted him because of his skin color. He expressed frustration that the mainstream media refuses to report on the recent rise in attacks on whites by members of the black community.
CA Bill Targets Criminals in Sanctuary Cities: A new California bill would target criminals in sanctuary cities, written in an effort to prevent tragedies like the murder of Kate Steinle last July, who was shot on a San Francisco Pier by a career criminal and illegal immigrant from Mexico. Tim Lantz of KFBK reports that the bill, written by Republican Senators Sharon Runner and Bob Huff, would make it illegal for local police and sheriff's departments to take custody of a convicted felon who is scheduled for deportation unless those officials are assured that the felon will be prosecuted. Since Steinle's death, allegedly by Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, an illegal immigrant with a long history of deportations and arrests, sanctuary cities have come under heavy criticism for refusing to cooperate with the deportation of illegal immigrants. Because the controlling majority of both houses of the Legislature and the Governor actually support sanctuary cities, adoption of the bill is highly unlikely.
Veteran Attacked, Robbed in Possible Hate Crime: Authorities in Washington, D.C., are working to identify at least four people who attacked and robbed a former Marine on Friday night inside a McDonald's, in what could be a hate crime. Fox News reports that 30-year-old Christopher Marquez, a decorated Iraq war vet, was eating dinner in the back corner of the restaurant when a group of teens and young men surrounded his booth, asking him if he believes black lives matter. When Marquez didn't respond to the question, the group called him racist. Shortly after, as he was leaving the restaurant, he was knocked unconscious by a blow to his head and later discovered his wallet was stolen. Marquez, who his Hispanic, believes the incident was a hate crime and that the group targeted him because of his skin color. He expressed frustration that the mainstream media refuses to report on the recent rise in attacks on whites by members of the black community.
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