GUILTY CA - Omar Medina, 28, found deceased in barrel floating in Chula Vista Marina, Oct 2017

[Niner]

Thanks a bunch Suglo!

 

[Suglo]

Thanks a bunch Suglo!

You’re very welcome! I’ll try to remember to look tomorrow morning for the outcome and any future court dates

 

[JerseyGirl]

Court for Suspects in Slaying of Man Found in Barrel

 

[Eleven_11]

Did the title of the thread get changed or has his last name been incorrect the entire time?

 

[Niner]

Did the title of the thread get changed or has his last name been incorrect the entire time?

Strange? Even the last article said Omar's last name is Medina - ??

 

[Niner]

@JerseyGirl = what happened?? re Omar's last name? From Medina to Morales?

 

[JerseyGirl]

@JerseyGirl = what happened?? re Omar's last name? From Medina to Morales?

Sorry, that might have been me. I'm fixing it now!

 

[Suglo]

“Two men accused in the stabbing death of a Chula Vista music producer whose body was found in a drum floating in San Diego Bay were bound over for trial, a judge ruled Wednesday.

After hearing testimony over two days from law enforcement officials, Judge Stephanie Sontag ruled there was sufficient if circumstantial evidence for Timothy John Cook to be tried on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Omar Medina, and Derrick Spurgeon to stand trial for being an accessory to murder.”


Men to stand trial in murder of South Bay music producer

 

[Eleven_11]

@Niner In case you can’t read the article, trial has been set for October 1.

 

[Niner]

@Niner In case you can’t read the article, trial has been set for October 1.

LOL! You're right - I couldn't read that article.... Thanks!

 

[Niner]

another article:

https://www.thestarnews.com/two-headed-to-trial-in-floating-barrel-case/

Attorneys for Timothy John Cook, 53, and Derrick Jefferson Spurgeon, 38, asked Chula Vista Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sontag to dismiss the case against them, but she said there was enough circumstantial evidence to implicate them in the death of Cook’s roommate, Omar Medina, 28.
[.....]
Sontag heard several days of testimony in the preliminary hearing before ruling on July 25. Deputy District Attorney Cherie Somerville said there was “plenty of circumstantial evidence” to warrant a trial.
[.....]
The judge reviewed multiple surveillance videos that showed the journey of Spurgeon’s boat from his property in El Cajon to the J Street Marina in Chula Vista. The white barrel can be seen faintly on surveillance video and it showed two men getting into the boat. After an hour in the bay, the two men returned, and the barrel was no longer on the boat, according to the video.
[.....]
Both men pleaded not guilty at the hearing’s conclusion and Sontag set an Oct. 1 tentative trial date. Both remain in jail without bail.

Another preliminary hearing for Spurgeon started Tuesday in San Diego Superior Court where he is accused of kidnapping for robbery and assault of a man from an East County Indian reservation.

"tentative" trial date - Oct. 1st....

 

[cvaldez1975]

Court for Suspects in Slaying of Man Found in Barrel

so cook was his room mate?

 

[Niner]

so cook was his room mate?

Yes.

 

[cvaldez1975]

well dang why not just kick him out!!!

 

[Niner]

Monday, October 1st:
*Prelim Hearing continues for both (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Omar Medina (38) (Sept. 30, 2017; found Oct. 12, 2017 in 55 gal. drum in San Diego Bay) – *Timothy John Cook (52) arrested (12/13/17) & charged (1/5/18) with 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. No bond. Face up to 87 years to life.
*Derrick Jefferson Spurgeon (38) arrested (12/13/17) & charged (1/5/18) with accessory after the fact to murder (drove boat). Plead not guilty. $500K bond.
7/24/18 Update: Had Prelim hearing 7/24 & 7/25.
7/26/18 Update: After 2 days of testimony from LE, Judge rules there is sufficient evidence & bound the suspects over for trial. Next hearing Oct. 1st. Court site shows only Spurgeon on 10/1.

 

[Niner]

And Oct. 1st is the last I've seen these guys on the court roster. They are on my "daily list" to look up. But nothing...

Unless someone can find another court site to their actual case? TIA, if you can!

 

[Niner]

Dept. SB-L16: JUDGE: THEODORE M. WEATHERS
1/4/19 08:30AM SCS297724-01 STATUS CONFERENCE CA vs COOK, TIMOTHY

Still nothing on Spurgeon....

 

[Niner]

Dept. SB-L16: THEODORE M. WEATHERS
Hearing: 1/4/19
08:30AM SCS297724-01 STATUS CONFERENCE CA vs COOK, TIMOTHY
08:30AM SCS297724-02 STATUS CONFERENCE CA vs SPURGEON, DERRICK

BUT!! We have this also:

Dept. SB-S14: FRANCIS DEVANEY
Hearing: 1/4/19
08:30AM SCS297178-02 READINESS CONFERENCE CA vs SPURGEON, DERRICK


link: Criminal Calendar

 

[Niner]

Friday, January 4th:
*Status Conference Hearing for both (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Omar Medina (38) (Sept. 30, 2017, Chula Vista Marina; found Oct. 2, 2017 in 55 gal. drum in San Diego Bay) – *Timothy John Cook (52) arrested (12/13/17) & charged (1/5/18) with 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. No bond.
Faces up to 87 years to life.
12/31/18 Update: Status hearing on 1/4/19.
*Derrick Jefferson Spurgeon (38) arrested (12/13/17) & charged (1/5/18) with accessory after the fact to murder (drove boat). Plead not guilty. $500K bond.
7/24/18 Update: Had Prelim hearing 7/24 & 7/25.
7/26/18 Update: After 2 days of testimony from LE, Judge rules there is sufficient evidence & bound the suspects over for trial. Next hearing Oct. 1st.
10/1/18: Status hearing on 1/4/19.

 

[MsFacetious]

Brutal.