Kron4s Ella Sogomonian is live tonight ella you talked to a legal analyst who has been in the court room during the trial. Its been five years now that sierra lamars family has been left in the dark after she mysteriously disappeared now they could be just hours away from possible closure. Obviously the threshold question for this jury that needed to be decided was, is it possible that sierra lamar still be alive . one of many challenges a jury has had to face before making their decision in the kidnapping and murder trial of morgan hill teen sierra lamar. The fifteen year old went missing five years ago as she was walking to a bus stop to get to school. But because her body was never recovered, there wasnt a crime scene and a weapon wasnt found the jury could possibly find defendant Antolin Garcia torres innocent of murder. Steven clark, legal analyst and former prosecutor and that could explain why this jury came back quickly if they dont believe the prosecution was able to prove tha
No major hot spots. Bay less then 30 min from the mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. james a fiveyear saga for a bay area family is finally coming to an end. A verdict will be announced in the murder trial of sierra lamars accused killer today. The teen went missing near morgan hill back in 2012. Her body has never been found. Antolin Garcia Torres is charged with her murder. His lawyers claim sierra lamar is not dead, just missing. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. Kron fours Ella Sogomonian spoke with a legal expert who is closely monitoring this case. Obviously the threshold question for this jury that needed to be decided was, is it possible that sierra lamar still be alive . one of many challenges a jury has had to face before making their decision in the kidnapping and murder trial of morgan hill teen sierra lamar. The fifteen year old went missing five years ago as she was walking to a bus stop to get to school. But because her body was never recovered,
We are grateful to the jurors for coming up with the right decision. Antolin Garcia Torres sat expressionless as he was found guilty of kidnapping and murder with special circumstances. A verdict that could put him on death row. This is a longtime coming. Its bittersweet. We dont have sierra thats the bittersweet part. There were no witnesses to connect antolin Garcia Torres to sierra lamars disappearance from this morgan hill crossroads. No evidence that he knew her. No murder weapon, or evidence of what happened to her body. Defense attorneys claimed that she was a runaway and is still alive. Prosecutors pinned their hopes on forensic evidence from her phone and purse, found nearby. The purse had her clothes inside. And there, they found the defendents d n a. He was arrested two months after her disappearance. And detetctives discovered her d n a and a strand of her hair in his car. That was enough for the jury of of six women and six men. They delivered their verdict after deliberat
Driver of a red bmw held a gun out the window and was shooting at another, charcoal colored sedan. Nguyen heard three shots near polk street, and then ducked to the ground, grabbed the dog, tried to protect him. I think he was reacting to what i was doing. He stopped, and he looked. Loki and his owner was some of the only ones outside when it happened. Nguyen says another couple on a walk heard the shots, but initially thought they were a car backfiring. Police arrived quickly, and found casings, but the dueling drivers and their cars were already gone. It felt like things were happening in slow motion but so fast at the same time. Several people who live nearby told me they were surprised to see such a Police Presence in this part of the city. Nice neighborhood, tons of tourists, lots of nice families and so, yeah a little discomforting that it happened that close to home. Im in russian hill ya know, one of the safest parts of the city. Its mothers day, its early in the morning. What
About if that would be money well spent. Abc 9s bria bell tells us why local police say they need a little more help on the streets. Bria jenna, during this weeks City Council Budget meeting, Sioux City Police chief doug young asked to add two additional positions to the departments traffic team. Council members will now have to decide if there is room in the budget for more officers to be on payroll. Officers are just getting pulled thinner and thinner and thinner, says sheehan. On wednesday, City Council Members deliberated how the citys budget will be spent. Sioux city police chief doug young took the opportunity to request two more positions for the departments traffic unit, causing a divide amongst Council Members. Officer sheehan says he supports the cheif because the current lack of officers is taking a toll on the boys in blue. There are alot of shifts that have to be back filled because theyre short shifted and so they have to hire back and pay someone for overtime to come in