Prelim Hearing Set for Felon Accused of Killing Woman near Hemet

A preliminary hearing is scheduled Wednesday for a felon accused of fatally stabbing a 56-year-old woman at her Valle Vista property.

Brian Jerome Patton, 38, of Hemet was arrested in December following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the death of Denise Maria Christina.

Patton is charged with murder, animal cruelty and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony…

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