Lisa Vargas, woman wanted in bail agent shooting, arrested and booked for murder Published
Lisa Vargas, woman wanted in bail agent shooting, arrested and booked for murder
The woman wanted in a shooting involving an alleged bail agent has been arrested and booked for murder. Lisa Vargas, 53, evaded capture for nearly a month. Palm Springs Police confirmed to News Channel 3 that Vargas is now in custody. According to Riverside County jail inmate records, Vargas was arrested on Thursday at 3:35 p.m. in Whittier.
Vargas was wanted in connection to a shooting that left 33-year-old Palm Springs resident David Spann dead during an attempted fugitive recovery at Indian Canyon Gardens on the morning of April 23.
Defense Attorney: ‘Bail agent’ charged with murder shoots gun at command of PSPD officer
New questions are arising after Fabian Herrera s defense attorney, Rajan Maline, told News Channel 3 on Friday that Herrera fired a gun at the command of a Palm Springs Police officer during a tense confrontation the morning of April 23. Herrera, 36, was charged with murder in the killing of David Spann, 33, at Spann s Palm Springs home. Mr. Spann was wanted by a bail agency for violating terms of his bail. He was not wanted by the courts, he was not wanted by law enforcement and there was no warrant out for his arrest, Palm Springs Police Lt. William Hutchinson told News Channel 3 s Shelby Nelson in a previous interview.
Unlicensed bail agent to argue self-defense in deadly Palm Springs shooting, attorney says
The man who investigators said was posing as a bail agent when he shot and killed a Palm Springs man last month appeared in court Tuesday. He s facing a murder charge that could put him in prison for the rest of his life.
Fabian Herrera is charged in the deadly shooting of David Spann, 33, who police said was murdered on April 23 in his home on Via Escuela. They said he was working as a bail agent without a valid license, and tried to bring Spann into custody in the middle of the night.