INDIO (CNS) – The defense rested on Monday in the trial of a former Riverside County sheriff’s deputy accused of gunning down a man with whom he was at odds because the victim had been involved with the lawman’s then-girlfriend.
Oscar Rodriguez, 44, is charged with first-degree murder and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations for the 2014 slaying of 39-year-old Luis Carlos Morin of Coachella.
After the defense called its final witness Monday morning, the prosecution presented brief rebuttal testimony, following which both sides announced they were prepared to make closing statements in the nearly monthlong trial…