JAMUL : 2 Held Without Bail in Slaying of Couple
Two men accused of shooting to death a Jamul couple and wounding their child in an apparent drug-related attack will be held without bail after pleading not guilty Tuesday to charges of murder and attempted murder.
Jorge Emilio Alvarado, 34, a Tijuana resident who also uses the name Jaime Armando Hoyos, made his plea before Municipal Judge Harvey Hiber.
Ralph Michael Varela, 39, an El Cajon man who was injured after his arrest, pleaded not guilty to Municipal Judge Rafael A. Arreola during a bedside arraignment at UC San Diego Medical Center. Varela is suffering from an undisclosed injury to his head, but he is expected to be released from the hospital today, prosecutors said.
Both men will be held without bail pending a preliminary hearing July 8.
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