Will San Manuel tribal member go to prison?
A San Manuel tribal member, who was recently sentenced in a murder conspiracy case, is scheduled to appear in court Thursday for a hearing on alleged probation violations.
A defense lawyer for Stacy Barajas Nunez described his client's new alleged violations of her probation as "small, technical issues."
Stacy Barajas-Nunez was arrested last month by Sheriff's deputies on suspicion of trespassing on casino property. San Manuel security contacted deputies after Barajas-Nunez was seen blocking a tribal road to pick up a friend, was in a parking lot and at a guard station to fill out a complaint about an employee.
The defendant did not go into the casino, where she was has been barred since October 2007, lawyers said.
In addition to trespassing, prosecutors alleged Barajas-Nunez did not have a copy of her probation terms with her. Perez said the paperwork was at his client's home, on the reservation.
"It's not fair. It's not fair what they're doing," defense lawyer Albert Perez Jr., said of the new petition.
Deputy District Attorney Douglas Poston has said what the defense is calling technicalities are called terms of probation. "I'll do everything I can to see they are enforced," Poston said.
On Nov. 6, Barajas-Nunez was sentenced to a year of electronic monitoring and five years of supervised probation for attempted murder, transportation of drugs and possession of drugs in jail, according to court records.
Judge Michael Dest warned the defendant, at the time, that she faced at least 10 years in state prison if she violated her probation.
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