Coworkers of the beloved Los Angeles instructor bludgeoned to dying teared up in courtroom Thursday as her alleged killer and firefighter husband made an look whereas sporting a suicide vest.
Fireman Andrew Jimenez stood behind plexiglass, sporting the blue vest with no shirt beneath, his muscle tissue clearly seen as a sheriff’s division deputy led him out and in of the courtroom.
The accused assassin was shackled as he stood earlier than Choose McGonigle in a downtown LA courthouse.
The Glendale firefighter seemed damaged and stared straight forward as his public defender Mark Carrillo requested that he not be photographed.
The decide granted the request.
The one phrases Jimenez uttered have been “Sure your honor” when requested if he agreed to having his arraignment moved to April, as requested by Carrillo.
Jimenez was charged with the home violence homicide of his spouse, Mayra Jimenez after she was discovered battered to dying within the couple’s residence on Jan. 21.
Jimenez began with the Glendale Hearth Division on April 28, 2008, as a paramedic and ultimately turned a firefighter.
His spouse was a beloved 1st- and Third-grade instructor with LAUSD at Wilshire Elementary Faculty in Koreatown and a non-denominational ordained minister.
5 of Mayra’s fellow faculty academics watched the proceedings, one lady teared up on the sight of Jimenez. Deputy District Attorneys Kelsey McKeever-Unger and Chelsea Blatt have been seen comforting them within the gallery.
Dwelling movies obtained by The Put up confirmed what appeared to a loving marriage between Andrew and Mayra.
Affectionate footage from their marriage ceremony confirmed the pair smooching whereas sporting firefighter hats.
However behind the scenes Jimenez had apparently discovered Mayra was allegedly dishonest on him “moments” earlier than the ugly slaying, in response to the suspect’s earlier lawyer.
Jimenez learn a diary “that verified infidelity by the respectable,” lawyer Jose Romero had stated.
Jimenez is due again in courtroom on April 15. If convicted as charged, he faces 26 years to life in state jail.
