Jorge Manuel Sanchez, 20, pleaded guilty last month to murder and manslaughter counts related to four shootings: three were fatal and one injured a 16-year-old boy.
Jorge Manuel Sanchez, 20, pleaded guilty last month to murder and manslaughter counts related to three shooting deaths and the injury shooting of a 16-year-old boy.
Man pleads not guilty to murder, attempted murder, in San Diego gang-related conspiracy
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and last updated 2020-12-14 16:56:44-05
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A young man accused in a series of San Diego-area gang-related killings and attempted slayings pleaded not guilty Monday to murder, attempted murder and conspiracy charges.
Ismael Betancourt, 20, is charged in the Aug. 1, 2019, shooting death of 57-year-old Marco Magana in Mountain View, the Feb. 8 shooting death of 19-year-old Leah Posey in Southcrest, and two attempted murders that allegedly occurred on July 24, 2019 and Feb. 8.
San Diego police announced Betancourt s arrest last month in connection with the April 8, 2018, shooting death of 55-year-old Lowry Rivers in National City, which occurred when Betancourt was 17. Rivers killing is not listed in the latest complaint, and it s unclear whether Betancourt is being tried in juvenile court regarding that crime or whether additional charges are pending in