With this knife in selfdefense. At the same time police say natalehjorth struggled with the mans partner. In an exclusive interview his mother telling abc station kgo her son is innocent. I believe that he was bold enough to set up a meeting to go and get his money back after being cheated. And i believe that he did not know that finn had the knife that evening with him. Reporter elders family saying, we are grateful that this process is finally moving forward, and we hope that this trial can stay focused on the facts of what happened that night. We look forward to the truth coming out and to finn coming home. Both defendants are also charged with attempted extortion and resisting police. They face a maximum of life in prison if convicted. Marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. Our thanks to marci there. The details of this one are extremely interesting. And we will see how it plays out. 18yearold gabriel, mother is a highend retailer, father a private executive director at private equ