EX-CONVICT ORDERED TO STAND TRIAL IN PAIR OF SLAYINGS.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer LANCASTER -- An ex-convict who once said in court he didn't care if he got the death penalty has been ordered to stand trial in the shooting death of an auto shop worker and the fatal beating of a prostitute. Steven Jones, 38, is charged in the Nov. 12, 2004, robbery and slaying of 24-year-old Neil Hacker A person who writes programs in assembly language or in system-level languages, such as C. The term often refers to any programmer, but its true meaning is someone with a strong technical background who is "hacking away" at the bits and bytes. , who was shot in the back seat of a sport-utility vehicle sport-u·til·i·ty vehicle n. Abbr. SUV A four-wheel-drive vehicle with a roomy body, designed for off-road travel. in an auto-service bay where he worked at Critical Car Care in Quartz Hill. Jones also is accused of killing Sharon Ann Willis, 49, of Lancaster, who was beaten on the head with a rock pick. Her body was found Dec. 7, 2004, in Lancaster in a field off Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling that was used as a storage yard. Jones also faces charges in a Dec. 12 attack on a man and his nephew at a Lancaster home where Jones once stayed. Both victims were left in comas, although they are out of the hospital now, relatives said. Jones was bound over for trial on murder and attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. charges following a preliminary hearing that concluded Thursday. The judge dismissed a burglary count. Jones was being held without bail. His Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley court appearances have been marked by outbursts in which he yelled and swore at a judge and demanded at three separate hearings to plead guilty. He was found mentally competent in May to stand trial. Arrested in Arizona in January 2005 in the attempted-murder case, Jones was later charged with the two murders. Special-circumstance allegations in the murder cases make Jones eligible, if convicted, for the death penalty or life in prison without possibility of parole. A district attorney's committee will decide whether to seek the death penalty for Jones, who has a criminal record dating back to 1987, with convictions for burglary, assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. , robbery and spousal spou·sal adj. 1. Of or relating to marriage; nuptial. 2. Of or relating to a spouse. n. Marriage; nuptials. Often used in the plural. abuse, mostly in Riverside County. karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 |
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