BAIL SET AT $1 MILLION FOR RAPE SUSPECT.Byline: Christopher Noxon Daily News Staff Writer A 21-year-old man accused of raping two elderly women was ordered held in lieu of Instead of; in place of; in substitution of. It does not mean in addition to. $1 million bail Tuesday in his first court appearance since police followed a trail of blood to his hiding place under a parked car early Saturday. Jose Alvarez __NOEDITSECTION__ Jose Alvarez or José Álvarez may refer to: <onlyinclude><includeonly>José </includeonly>
``The alleged crimes are very serious and carry a potential life sentence,'' said deputy district attorney Patty Murphy. Zavala, who appeared in prison blues with his right hand wrapped in bandages, did not enter a plea and the arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted was continued until March 7. Prosecutors requested time to investigate the crimes as well as reports that Zavala has twice been deported to Mexico and was wanted on two drug charges. Officials say they believe Zavala is responsible for a series of violent attacks that terrorized his Thousand Oaks neighbors and prompted police to dispatch mounted officers and organize a special surveillance of his home. The first attack occurred on Jan. 25, when a man matching Zavala's description broke into a motor home on Comanche Avenue and choked and raped a 64-year-old woman, police said. A month later, an assailant shattered shat·ter v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. 2. a. a sliding glass door of a condominium condominium In modern property law, individual ownership of one dwelling unit within a multidwelling building. Unit owners have undivided ownership interest in the land and those portions of the building shared in common. nearby and raped a 57-year-old woman. Police released a composite drawing of the suspect after the second attack. The drawing closely resembled previous booking photographs of Zavala, said Thousand Oaks police Sgt. Dave Paige. While staking out a home Saturday night where they believed Zavala lived, police were called to a house where a man had just tried to rape and strangle Strangle An options strategy where the investor holds a position in both a call and put with different strike prices but with the same maturity and underlying asset. This option strategy is profitable only if there are large movements in the price of the underlying asset. a 44-year-old woman. The commotion alerted other residents, who rushed to the woman's aid in time to see her assailant leap through a bedroom window to escape, Paige said. Police dogs followed a trail of blood and discovered Zavala hiding under a car. He cut his hand jumping through a window, Paige said. Zavala apparently had moved just a few blocks from the home that police had under surveillance, Paige said. ``This guy was getting more and more dangerous,'' said Paige. ``It was getting to the point where we would have lost one of these victims.'' CAPTION(S): Photo |
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