Jury selection is slated to begin today in the case of a 39-year old ex-prison guard who hired a hitman to kill a woman he once dated. The former Salinas Valley Prison guard, Timothy Rodriguez pleaded not guilty to charges of pre-meditated murder after he allegedly tried to hire a hit man who was actually an undercover officer. Rodriguez faces a potential life sentence if convicted of attempted pre-meditated murder, solicitation for murder and possession of a silencer. The trial, which is expected to last 2 weeks, will be the 1st public airing of evidence against him.
