Hearing Rescheduled For Man In Fatal Shooting
Jesus Farias Charged With 1st-Degree Murder In Death Of Antonio Vargas
Posted: 10/11/2011
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587 days ago
A preliminary hearing was rescheduled Tuesday to Dec. 7 for a parolee accused of gunning down an acquaintance in the victim's National City apartment.
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The hearing will determine if there's enough evidence to order Jesus Farias, 30, to stand trial on a first-degree murder charge in the slaying of 56-year-old Antonio Vargas.Vargas, a self-employed auto mechanic, was found dead of a single bullet wound to the upper body in his rental residence in the 2000 block of F Avenue about 4 p.m. on June 27.National City police quickly identified Farias as the alleged killer but declined to disclose a motive for the slaying.On June 29, SWAT officers helped serve an arrest warrant on Farias at a home on Pomo Street in Ventura. During the raid, Farias was shot by a SWAT officer, though it was unclear what prompted the gunfire.Copyright Do you have more information about this story? Click here to contact usCopyright 2012 by City News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
