thedrifter
08-28-09, 06:47 AM
Marines formally arraigned in Winchester double homicide
Staff Report
Created: 08/26/2009 04:16:08 PM PDT
Four Marines accused of killing of a Camp Pendleton sergeant and his wife entered pleas of not guilty today during a formal arraignment at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta.
Superior Court Judge Judith Clark affirmed murder charges against the Marines on Aug. 13 following a preliminary hearing. The defendants appeared in court again today to enter formal pleas on those charges.
A trial readiness conference was set for Oct. 23 for all four men.
Marine Sgt. Jan Pietrzak, 24, and Quiana Jenkins-Pietrzak, 26, were found dead in their Winchester home on Oct. 15, 2008. Both had been shot multiple times in the head and Jenkins-Pietrzak, who prosecutors have said is from San Bernardino County, had been sexually assaulted.
Lance Cpl. Emrys John of Maryland; Lance Cpl. Tyrone Miller of North Carolina; Pvt. Kevin Cox of Tennessee; and Lance Cpl. Kesaun Sykes of California have pleaded not guilty to murder, robbery and rape.
Authorities say robbery was the motive.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Ellie
Staff Report
Created: 08/26/2009 04:16:08 PM PDT
Four Marines accused of killing of a Camp Pendleton sergeant and his wife entered pleas of not guilty today during a formal arraignment at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta.
Superior Court Judge Judith Clark affirmed murder charges against the Marines on Aug. 13 following a preliminary hearing. The defendants appeared in court again today to enter formal pleas on those charges.
A trial readiness conference was set for Oct. 23 for all four men.
Marine Sgt. Jan Pietrzak, 24, and Quiana Jenkins-Pietrzak, 26, were found dead in their Winchester home on Oct. 15, 2008. Both had been shot multiple times in the head and Jenkins-Pietrzak, who prosecutors have said is from San Bernardino County, had been sexually assaulted.
Lance Cpl. Emrys John of Maryland; Lance Cpl. Tyrone Miller of North Carolina; Pvt. Kevin Cox of Tennessee; and Lance Cpl. Kesaun Sykes of California have pleaded not guilty to murder, robbery and rape.
Authorities say robbery was the motive.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Ellie