A Rancho Penasquitos teen-ager was ordered Thursday...
A Rancho Penasquitos teen-ager was ordered Thursday to stand trial for murder in the gang-related death of another teen-ager Nov. 18 at a Mira Mesa taco stand.
John Michael Mizicko, 19, who is the only one among two other co-defendants who is an adult, is charged with killing Raymond Jose, 17, outside a taco stand at Reagan Road and Mira Mesa Boulevard.
The two juveniles, both 17 and also from Rancho Penasquitos, are being handled in Juvenile Court so far, but the San Diego County district attorney’s office is seeking to have them tried as adults.
San Diego Municipal Judge Richard Hanscom ordered Mizicko to appear Jan. 4 in Superior Court for setting of a trial date and arraignment.
Security was tight at the hearing, as all spectators had to go through a metal detector before entering the courtroom.
Afterward, Mizicko’s attorney, Ramon Castro, told reporters that a gang of people rushed toward Mizicko and his friends in a car, and that he fired in self-defense.
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