Crime & Safety
South Bay Man Pleads No Contest To Domestic Violence Murder
The man allegedly shot the mother of his child in the head during a domestic dispute at her grandfather's home, the prosecutor said.
REDONDO BEACH, CA – A Redondo Beach man plead no contest Tuesday for killing the mother of their 9-month-old baby at a South Bay home three years ago, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced.
Roy Peña Rodriguez Jr., 25, plead no contest to first-degree murder after admitting the allegations of acting "willfully, deliberately and with premeditation as well as using a gun in the killing," the press release said.
Rodriguez allegedly shot Paige Chiarello, 21, in the head on Aug. 12, 2015 during a domestic dispute at her grandfather's home, the prosecutor said. When the grandfather attempted to help his granddaughter and great-grandson who was in the same room, Rodriguez threatened him, the prosecutor added.
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The grandfather managed to call 911 and the defendant was arrested following a short standoff with police, the press release said. Chiarello died at a hospital the next day.
Rodriguez will face a 35 years-to-life sentence at a hearing scheduled for Feb. 27, 2019. The case was investigated by the Redondo Beach Police Department.
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