October 21, 2010 Adult-Four teens will stand trial for murder of security officer www.privateofficer.com
Fresno CA Oct 21 2010 A Fresno man and four teenagers will stand trial in the killing of an unarmed security guard who was beaten with tree limbs and a board at a central Fresno apartment complex last November, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Judge Gary Hoff made his ruling after hearing three days of testimony in Fresno County Superior Court.
From the evidence, Hoff said, there was probable cause to believe Tony Sayachack, 23, his cousin, Binly Sayachack, 15, and Oback Khongmany, 16, Danny Phommaseng, 18, and Phousavanh Stone Luc, 19, committed murder in connection with the death of security guard Albert Rodriguez, 59.
Police said an unarmed Rodriguez was attacked Nov. 19 after he confronted several people drinking beer inside a vacant dwelling at the Summerset Village Apartments at Weldon and Angus avenues near Radio Park. He died the next morning at Community Regional Medical Center.
During a preliminary hearing that ended Wednesday, Fresno police detective Marcus Gray testified that police found empty beer cans and several cigarette butts inside the vacant apartment. He said fingerprints on the beer cans matched those of Tony Sayachack, Luc and Phommaseng.
At the crime scene, Gray said, he also found bloody sticks from tree limbs and a bloody 2-by-4-inch board.
Gray said he later interviewed all five suspects, and each admitted to hitting Rodriguez.
An autopsy found that Rodriguez died of blunt-force trauma to his head and body, detective Richard Byrd testified.
A motive for the killing was not immediately known.
Gray testified that Khongmany told him Rodriguez politely asked the group to leave the vacant apartment before he was attacked.
Source:www.fresnobee.com
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