A judge on Nov. 18 refused to set any bail for a La Mesa man who is charged with stabbing his husband more than 50 times in August.
More details were revealed in the slaying of Kevin Powell, 38, when the prosecutor said he was found with a knife still embedded in his chest while in bed in his La Mesa home.
Daniel Scott Jordan, 45, pleaded not guilty to murder in El Cajon Superior Court.
Deputy District Attorney Eva Kilamyan asked Judge John Thompson not to set any bail for him, considering he was a flight risk who fled the scene to Reno.
Kilamyan also told the judge Jordan was a danger to the public.
“I did cite the fact that the victim had 50 stab wounds which made it a particularly heinous murder,” said Kilamyan.
Powell was found dead in his bed by two Chula Vista Police detectives in the 4400 block of Carmen Drive in La Mesa while they were doing a welfare check on Aug. 11.
Kilamyan said there was no forced entry into the home and no sign that it had been burglarized. Jordan, who lived with Powell, could not be located. The knife apparently came from their kitchen.
Jordan fled the scene, but injured himself during a suicide attempt and was hospitalized in Reno, Nevada, said Kilamyan. Hospital staff notified police, who arrested him Aug. 20.
Jordan’s attorney, Patrick Kline, Jr., asked Thompson to set reasonable bail.
“He would show up for court,” said Kline, if Jordan was able to post bond.
Powell had missed Zoom meetings Aug. 11 and he worked for the city of Chula Vista in the human resources department. He could not be reached by phone, so detectives went to his home and found him dead.
Jordan waived extradition proceedings and was brought to San Diego county jail in early November.
A preliminary hearing was set for Dec. 28, but it could be delayed.
Jordan remains in the Vista Detention Facility without bail.
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A Lemon Grove man was convicted Nov. 18 of aiming a laser pointer at a police helicopter during a protest march in June regarding the May 30 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Rudy Alvarez, 25, was remanded into the Metropolitan Correctional Center moments after the jury’s verdict by U.S. District Court Judge Larry Burns.
Alvarez had been free on $5,000 bond before his two day trial. Jurors deliberated 2 1/2 hours before finding him guilty. Seven witnesses testified but Alvarez did not testify, according to court records.
Alvarez will be sentenced Feb. 22 and faces up to five years in federal prison.
“This kind of crime could have a disastrous impact if a pilot’s sight is compromised,” said U.S. Attorney Robert Brewer, Jr. “This is an important verdict.”
A march of approximately 2,000 people went through Hillcrest on June 4 at 8:30 p.m. when two police officers saw Alvarez shine a laser at an overheard San Diego Police Department helicopter.
Alvarez continued on with the march and was arrested downtown. A laser pointer was found in his pocket.
“We support the Constitutional rights of free speech and assembly, but the rule of law must be respected,” said Brewer. “It’s there for a reason–to protect the public and law enforcement from danger.”
