23 YEAR-OLD CAPITOLA RESIDENT MARCOS CHAVEZ HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO THE FIRST DEGREE MURDER OF A MAN. THAT AFTER 36 YEAR-OLD RONALD AARON CARPENTER’S BODY WAS FOUND INSIDE CHAVEZ’S STUDIO APARTMENT DECEMBER 11TH. CHAVEZ IS DUE BACK IN A SANTA CRUZ COUNTY COURTROOM AUGUST 22ND.
CHAVEZ FACES A CHARGE OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER, WITH THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE OF ROBBERY, AND 2 SPECIAL ALLEGATIONS OF THE USE OF A DEADLY WEAPON. THAT’S BECAUSE CARPENTER’S THROAT HAD BEEN SLIT, AND HE HAD BEEN BLUDGEONED WITH A CLOTHES IRON.
