REPORT: Judge allows two murder suspects to walk free without paying a penny in bail

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From Fox News: A California judge has released a second murder suspect without requiring a cent in bail to be posted, just weeks after freeing another accused killer.

Agustin Sandoval and Vicente Aguilera-Chavez were both charged with murder in connection with a June 8, 2017, shooting that left a 21-year-old dead and a 24-year-old injured, according to KTVU. The Sunnyvale, California, nightclub parking lot shooting was allegedly gang-related and resulted in the death of 21-year-old Edu Veliz-Salgado, according to Mercury News.

The case went cold until 2024, when detectives with the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety identified the suspects in 2024. Both men were charged with the murder of Salgado, but a spokesman for the Santa Clara County District Attorney told Fox News Digital that Sandoval was the driver of the car that shots were fired from.

During a court hearing on Friday, Judge Hector Ramon released Sandoval on his own recognizance, meaning he does not have to pay bail, the spokesman said.

Aguilera was also charged with murder. Ramon released him during an Oct. 31 hearing.


Noting that the two accused murderers are now free on the streets, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said, “It was bad enough that an accused murderer with a violent past was let out of custody, now there are two. The odds of re-offense or fleeing from justice just doubled. People’s lives ride on those odds.”

Regarding the judge’s decision to release Aguilera, Rosen warned, “This is an individual who not only committed a murder, who’s not only been to prison once, but has been to a prison twice, and is a documented gang member, this is a dangerous person, and I’m the district attorney and as the chief law enforcement officer, my job is to protect this community’s safety. This person is absolutely a danger to our community.”

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