Man Accused Of Killing Father Ordered To Stand Trial: RivCo

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — A 21-year-old Corona man accused of stabbing his father during a confrontation at the victim's house must stand trial on a murder charge, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Mark Carreon Pagay allegedly attacked 54-year-old Roy M. Pagay in the 1700 block of Camino Largo Street, on the southeastern edge of Corona, on Sept. 18, 2018.

A possible motive has not been offered by the prosecution. The defense has requested multiple psychiatric evaluations of the defendant since he was charged, according to court records.

Riverside County Superior Court Judge Steven Counelis found there was sufficient evidence to warrant a trial on the murder count, as well as a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony.

The judge scheduled a post-preliminary hearing arraignment for Jan. 22 at the Riverside Hall of Justice.

Pagay is being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside.

Corona police Sgt. Chad Fountain alleged that about 9:20 a.m. on the day of the deadly confrontation, Mark Pagay armed himself with a large knife and plunged it into his father as the two stood inside the latter's home.

Officers were summoned by witnesses and found the elder Pagay gravely wounded. The victim was taken to Riverside Community Hospital, where he died three hours later.

The defendant was questioned by detectives and taken into custody without a struggle.

He has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.