A convicted felon who allegedly attempted to strangle his girlfriend and her two children at their Riverside home, then fled to Mexico where he spent years in hiding, must stand trial for attempted murder and other offenses, a judge ruled Tuesday. Leopoldo Martinez Garcia, 40, was apprehended earlier this year following a search by local […]
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An Oceanside man who strangled the mother of his children in front of their toddler was sentenced Wednesday to 26 years to life in prison. Melissa Contreras, 22, a young mother of three was found dead inside a car in Oceanside in December 2016. Uriel Leon, 26, was convicted of her murder in June. He was the […]
