The death penalty case against a Stockton man accused of killing a Lodi couple and their son during a home invasion robbery will be pushed back, a San Joaquin County Superior Court judge ruled Monday.
Steven Anthony Guerrero, 27, faces three counts of first-degree murder in the killings of Joe Pena, 60; Kim Huynh, 69; and their adult son, Alfred Nguyen, 45.
San Joaquin County sheriff’s deputies were called to the 1500 block of east Mettler Road, south of Lodi, on June 8, 2024, for a welfare check after family members said they hadn’t been able to reach anyone in the residence for over a week. Upon arrival, deputies found three people dead from gunshot wounds…