Marines to Stand Trial in Murder Case
Marines to Stand Trial in Murder Case
Last Update: 3/04 7:09 pm
Three Marines who had been stationed at Camp Pendleton were ordered Tuesday to stand trial for the shooting death of a 22-year-old Long Beach man in an apparent drug deal gone bad.
Long Beach Superior Court Judge Joan Comparet-Cassani found sufficient evidence to require Trevor Glenn Landers, 20, Anthony Red Vigeant, 21, and Ramon Hernandez, 23, to stand trial in the Sept. 9 slaying of David Pettigrew.
The murder charge includes the special circumstance of murder during the commission of an attempted robbery. Prosecutors will decide later whether to seek the death penalty.
Along with murder, the three are charged with attempted home invasion robbery and first-degree residential burglary, and the complaint alleges that Hernandez personally and intentionally discharged a firearm.
Maintenance workers conducting routine repairs at Pettigrew's apartment complex in the 600 block of Temple Avenue noticed his door ajar the day after he was shot and discovered his body when they opened the door to investigate, according to Long Beach police.
Landers, Vigeant and Hernandez are due back at the Long Beach courthouse for arraignment on March 18.
Officials at Camp Pendleton could not be reached for immediate comment on the defendants' status with the Marine Corps.
Ellie