BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A hearing has been set in early June to see if a plea agreement has been reached or the case dismissed against a man accused of killing a McMurphy’s Irish Pub security guard he believed sexually assaulted his sister.
If neither happens, an August trial date will remain in place for Jorge Esteban Garcia on a charge of first-degree murder.
Garcia’s attorney, Tony Lidgett, said in court Monday a motion to dismiss the case has been submitted to a Superior Court judge. He added he and prosecutor Leanne Wilder are continuing to negotiate…