NOT GUILTY PLEA IN WIFE'S DEATH.Byline: Orith Goldberg Staff Writer SAN FERNANDO - The man accused of stabbing his estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. wife and running over her with a car near her home last week pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and other charges, authorities said. Samuel Baca Duran, 54, made a gesture toward photographers after entering a plea in connection with the death of Teresa Duran, 56. Samuel Duran pleaded not guilty in San Fernando Superior Court to charges of murder, felony stalking, possession of a firearm by a felon An individual who commits a crime of a serious nature, such as Burglary or murder. A person who commits a felony. felon n. a person who has been convicted of a felony, which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. , and misdemeanor disobeying a domestic relations court domestic relations court n. In certain U.S. states, a court with jurisdiction over family disputes, especially those involving the custody, support, and welfare of children. Noun 1. order, officials said. He is scheduled in court for a preliminary hearing June 12. Samuel Duran has been accused of viciously killing his wife. Police say Teresa Duran died May 21 after the driver of another vehicle rammed her compact car, pulled her out of the vehicle by her hair and beat her in front of horrified hor·ri·fy tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies 1. To cause to feel horror. See Synonyms at dismay. 2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock. Northridge residents. The attacker then stabbed her and ran over her at least twice, according to witnesses. The couple's children said their father had an abusive relationship with their mother for years. The couple had divorced before Samuel Duran went to prison in the late 1980s for assaulting a building inspector. Teresa Duran resumed living with her husband after his release from prison but didn't remarry remarry Verb [-ries, -rying, -ried] to marry again following a divorce or the death of one's previous spouse remarriage n Verb 1. him. She recently was living in a women's shelter and had obtained a restraining order restraining order: see injunction. against him, officials and family said. She was in the process of selling the couple's Northridge home. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Samuel Baca Duran has pleaded not guilty to stalking and murdering his ex-wife. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer |
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