A 62-year-old man accused of fatally shooting his ex- girlfriend at her Riverside home must stand trial for murder and a half- dozen other offenses, a judge ruled Thursday.
Paul Buckner Jacobs of Compton is accused of killing 57-year-old Pankaja Venugopal nearly two years ago to the day.
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Following a preliminary hearing at the Riverside Hall of Justice Thursday, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz found there was sufficient evidence to bound Jacobs over for trial on the murder count, as well as a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait, burglary, vandalism, witness intimidation, domestic violence, sexual contact with a deceased person and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.
The judge scheduled a post-preliminary hearing arraignment for Dec. 4. Jacobs is being held without bail at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta.