This is a story of a beloved community figure and benefactor, a nonprofit on shaky ground with the IRS, a school district taking on debt and a #metoo accusation. Oh, and celebrity Mario Lopez's son.
Ride-hailing driver who sexually assaulted teen sentenced to 14 years kesq.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kesq.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Desert Hot Springs man convicted of murder for killing landlord
DESERT HOT SPRINGS POLICE
Albert Marchain
A Desert Hot Springs man was convicted today of murder for the stabbing death of his landlord.
An Indio jury that heard three days of testimony deliberated 40 minutes before finding Albert Marchain, 29, guilty of first-degree murder for killing 69-year-old Stanislaw Tokarski.
Jurors also found true a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a weapon a knife in the commission of a murder. Marchain, who remains in custody at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio, faces up to 56 years to life in state prison.
City News Service
A onetime NCAA champion wrestler convicted of beating up one woman and sexually assaulting another at his Coachella Valley ranch is seeking release from jail pending appeal, prosecutors said Friday.
Wayne Eric Boyd, 74, of Sky Valley was sentenced to two years in state prison earlier this month, and remains in county custody at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio pending transport to a state facility.
He is slated to return to the Larson Justice Center in Indio on May 7, where his lawyers are expected to argue he should be granted bail while they navigate the appeals process in a quest to overturn his conviction.