Two High-Profile Local Murder Cases In Court Monday

On Monday two cases about Pasadena homicides go before judge at  the Pasadena Courthouse of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Here’s a profile of each of these cases: 

At 8:30 a.m., further proceedings are scheduled for Jose Antonio Santiago, who is charged with murder for the death of Jerry Chan, 42, along with the attempted murder of Dan Trevino, 32, who was stabbed in a leg, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The criminal complaint includes allegations that Santiago personally used a knife and inflicted great bodily injury. The hearing is scheduled for Dept. B in the Pasadena Courthouse, 300 E. Walnut St.

Also at 8:30 a.m. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Telly R. Johnson, who is charged with the March 1, 2019, stabbing death of 52-year-old Byron Nettles of Pasadena, according to Pasadena police officials and Los Angeles County coroner’s records. The deadly stabbing took place in the 100 block of South Euclid Avenue, where Nettles lived, Pasadena police said in a written statement after Johnson’s arrest. It set off an hours-long search by police which shut down a large swath of downtown Pasadena as officers went block-by-block searching for Johnson. The hearing is scheduled for Dept. F in the Pasadena Courthouse, 300 E. Walnut St.