A former long-haul trucker accused of killing a woman during a sexual assault near Desert Center more than three decades ago will be tried for first-degree murder in Riverside County, even though he’s already been convicted of a separate murder in another state.
Douglas Thomas, 71, allegedly took the life of 30-year-old Sherri Herrera of Tulare in 1993.
Along with murder, Thomas is charged with a special-circumstance allegation of perpetrating murder during the commission of a rape…