HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – A man charged in connection with a deadly stabbing on Mountain Gap Road is pursuing a self-defense claim, and his attorneys are seeking drug test records from the surviving victim.
Lester Cruz is accused of stabbing two women at a home on Mountain Gap Road. Investigators say one of the women, Zennella Pena-Sandoval, died following the attack.
Defense seeks toxicology records
Cruz’s defense team is requesting access to the surviving woman’s drug test results. Attorneys argue that evidence she was under the influence at the time of the attack would support Cruz’s self-defense claim…