A judge confirmed an upcoming trial date today for a 45-year-old man accused of shooting two Indio bar patrons during an altercation.
Jose Gabino Ulloa of La Quinta was arrested last year following an Indio Police Department investigation. At the end of a preliminary hearing in April, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Anthony Villalobos found sufficient evidence to bound Ulloa over for trial on the attempted murder counts, as well as sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.
Ulloa’s trial is scheduled to begin on Jan. 16, 2025 at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to case records.
The defendant is being held on $1 million bail at the nearby Benoit Detention Center.
Indio police alleged in a statement that the attack happened about 11:45 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2023, at Neil’s Lounge in the 80-900 block of Highway 111.
“While police officers were en route to the call, additional information was received that advised an individual was suffering from a gunshot wound,” the statement read.