El Cajon
A prisoner accused of trying to escape from the El Cajon jail while awaiting trial on charges of murdering an El Cajon woman was ordered Monday to stand trial on escape charges.
Raymond Harry Stone, 41, was ordered to stand trial by Municipal Judge Nicholas Kasimatis after a 10-minute preliminary hearing.
Prosecutors allege that Stone and two other men attempted to escape from the El Cajon jail Feb. 27 after they made a hole in the wall and used sheets to descend to the roof of the adjacent courthouse, where Stone was found in a stairwell a few minutes later.
Stone, who appeared in court wearing shackles, will be arraigned in Superior Court on April 9.
He will also be tried on murder, burglary and theft charges related to the killing of Anita Dalfoss, 50, who was last seen about one year ago. That proceeding is scheduled to begin July 16.
He was convicted last fall on separate grand theft and burglary charges, after he charmed women and stole their money. He is serving a nine-year sentence.
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