26-year-old Jonathan Navarro stood before a judge for the first time Wednesday with his left arm in a cast- pleading not guilty to charges of murder, attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.
He’s accused of murdering his 26-year-old ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, 26-year-old Devin McNew, and injuring the woman in southeast Fresno last week.
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Police say McNew and his new girlfriend were dropping off some of Navarro’s belongings when the two men got into a fight.
“It’s important to note that Mr. Navarro and the 26-year-old were in a 10-year dating relationship,” Fresno Police Lt. Paul Cervantes said in a press conference last week.
Authorities say Navarro stabbed McNew multiple times, hit the couple with a shovel and cut his own wrist.
All three were taken to Community Regional Medical Center, where McNew died from his injuries.
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