Amador County residents as well as residents
throughout California were asked to be on the lookout Garbarini’s vehicle, a Toyota pickup truck
with an unusual hand painted paint job with a plywood camper. Garbarini remained a fugitive until
March 13 when two retired Los Angeles police officers spotted the camper and
alerted authorities. According to the AP today in Court, Garbarini
pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and attempted murder, after prosecutors
agreed to drop a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait that would
have made him eligible for the death penalty. He is expected to be sentenced to
82 years to life in prison at a hearing scheduled for Nov. 27.
Tuesday, 26 June 2007 00:16
Former Jackson Resident, Ralph Garbarini, Pleads Guilty To Murder and Attempted Murder
Ralph Stephen Garbarini, former Jackson resident pleaded guilty today
to fatally gunning down a businessman at a popular dessert cafe in an
apparently random act. Garbarini, admitted in Court today to shooting
San Diego resident Michael Fineman at point-blank range Dec. 30, minutes after
being thrown out of the restaurant by staff. Fineman, a 44-year-old father of
three, had complained to restaurant staff that Garbarini was staring at him
while he was having dessert with his wife and two friends and it was making
them uncomfortable. Garbarini returned
just minutes later with gun in hand, headed directly for Fineman's table, shot
him and the other male at the table, then calmly walked out and vanished and a
statewide man hunt ensued.
Amador County residents as well as residents
throughout California were asked to be on the lookout Garbarini’s vehicle, a Toyota pickup truck
with an unusual hand painted paint job with a plywood camper. Garbarini remained a fugitive until
March 13 when two retired Los Angeles police officers spotted the camper and
alerted authorities. According to the AP today in Court, Garbarini
pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and attempted murder, after prosecutors
agreed to drop a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait that would
have made him eligible for the death penalty. He is expected to be sentenced to
82 years to life in prison at a hearing scheduled for Nov. 27.
