6 Charged In Apparent 'Love Triangle' Murder Plot
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — A half-dozen people were charged Monday in the fatal stabbing of a man who was apparently part of a love triangle.
The victim – 38-year-old Alvaro Rios of Perris – was romantically involved with one of the defendants, who was dating one of the other accused killers, according to Senior Deputy District Attorney Scott Simmons.
Rios' body was found near the dead end of Trabuco Creek Road in San Juan Capistrano at about 10 a.m. on July 13.
The defendants are Ashkan Dezhangfard, 22, Angelica Shibata, 28, and Brion Hyde, 22, of San Juan Capistrano; Ryan Huebner, 20, and Siavish Hosseinaliarhani, 18, of Laguna Niguel; and Emmanuel Jones, 22, of Laguna Hills.
They are charged with murder with a special circumstances allegation of lying in wait, making them all eligible, if convicted, of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty if the prosecution opts to pursue capital punishment.
Dezhangfard, Hosseinaliarhani and Huebner were scheduled to be arraigned Monday afternoon with the others due to make their initial appearances Tuesday, Simmons said.
Shibata and Hyde were living together as a couple in San Juan Capistrano, according to the prosecutor, who said Shibata was also dating Rios at the time the married father was killed.
Shibata allegedly asked Rios to meet her in a remote area near a bike path in San Juan Capistrano early July 12, Simmons said.
All of the defendants were there when Rios was attacked and left for dead, the prosecutor said.
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