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Friday, 23 March 2007 04:28

Moke Hill Murder Suspects Set For Trial

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slide17The murder trial has been set for two men accused of killing a Mokelumne Hill man in the spring of 2005. Donald Pinon and Daniel Rocha are accused of shooting David Jessop, 19 in the back of the head while Jessop was in bed. According to Calaveras County officials drugs and gangs are believed to be involved. A Calaveras County Superior Court Judge ruled in May 2005 that two Valley Springs men must stand trial for murder along with other charges. Twenty-one-year-old Donald Pinon and 20-year-old Daniel Rocha stand accused in the shooting death of Jessop who was found shot to death in his bed early on March 16th  2005 in Mokelumne Hill.
slide18 Police say the murder was a case of mistaken identity, and that it was one of Jessop's roommates that was the intended target. Calaveras County Prosecutors Barbara Yook and Seth Matthews told Judge Douglas Mewhinney that the two men went to Jessop's house, which he shared with a man named James McLain and two other people, intending to rob the place to elevate their own gang status and to enhance the gang's ongoing criminal activities. The 15-day jury trial, which has seen numerous delays, is now set for April 26 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 6 of Calaveras County Superior Court.
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