TWO ORDERED TO FACE TRIAL IN '04 DEATH ROBBERY CHARGES ALSO FILED.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - A prison inmate and another man have been ordered to stand trial for murder in the fatal beating of a construction worker during a December 2004 robbery behind a Lancaster bar. Isaac Buford, 32, and Charles Ward There have been several notable people named Charles Ward.
Juarez appeared to be the victim of a random robbery, homicide investigators said. Both men were ordered held for trial on murder and robbery charges after a preliminary hearing that concluded Thursday in 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 Superior Court. Each defendant was being held without bail. Before being charged in Juarez's slaying, Buford was in prison in Tehachapi, serving time for an unrelated offense. Ward was arrested in July on a no-bail murder warrant in downtown Lancaster. Buford was sent to prison in April to serve a 16-month sentence for vehicle theft and drug possession. He had convictions in 1999 and 2000 for transporting drugs or possession of drugs for sale, state prison records show. Ward is facing charges in an unrelated assault case, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Sheriff's Department records. The two men were linked to the crime by witnesses who saw the assault, homicide detectives said. Investigators think Juarez was in the alley looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a prostitute prostitute n. a person who receives payment for sexual intercourse or other sexual acts, generally as a regular occupation. Although usually a prostitute refers to a woman offering sexual favors to men, male prostitutes may perform homosexual acts for money or when he was accosted ac·cost tr.v. ac·cost·ed, ac·cost·ing, ac·costs 1. To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request. 2. To solicit for sex. by the two defendants. A bar employee found Juarez injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. nearly two hours after the bar closed. Deputies said Juarez was unconscious and not breathing when they arrived. He had suffered one or more blows to the back of the head. Juarez was rushed to Antelope Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Coroner's officials said his wallet was found next to his body. Juarez's relatives told investigators that the victim usually carried several hundred dollars on him, detectives said. Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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