COMPTON -- A preliminary hearing started Tuesday for a 21-year-old alleged gang member accused of gunning down a star player for Narbonne High School at a Compton fastfood restaurant in 2009.
Arlon Watson is charged with one count of murder for the May 24, 2009, slaying of Dannie Farber, Narbonne's star wide receiver.
Farber was shot while on a date with his girlfriend.
Prosecutors and police allege Watson approached Farber and asked him his gang affiliation. When the victim replied that he did not "gang-bang," Watson purportedly shot and killed him.
The criminal complaint filed earlier this year against Watson includes a number of enhancements, including the allegations of the personal use of a firearm and the personal and intentional discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury and death. Watson is also accused of committing the murder for the benefit of a gang.
The defendant was arrested on Jan. 27 on outstanding warrants by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detectives and he has remained in jail in lieu of $2 million bail.
His preliminary hearing, which is held to determine whether there is enough evidence to hold a trial, began Tuesday morning and is expected to wrap up Wednesday afternoon.
If Watson is bound over for trial, and convicted on all counts, he faces a maximum prison term of 50 years to life in prison.
Arlon Watson is charged with one count of murder for the May 24, 2009, slaying of Dannie Farber, Narbonne's star wide receiver.
Farber was shot while on a date with his girlfriend.
Prosecutors and police allege Watson approached Farber and asked him his gang affiliation. When the victim replied that he did not "gang-bang," Watson purportedly shot and killed him.
The criminal complaint filed earlier this year against Watson includes a number of enhancements, including the allegations of the personal use of a firearm and the personal and intentional discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury and death. Watson is also accused of committing the murder for the benefit of a gang.
The defendant was arrested on Jan. 27 on outstanding warrants by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detectives and he has remained in jail in lieu of $2 million bail.
His preliminary hearing, which is held to determine whether there is enough evidence to hold a trial, began Tuesday morning and is expected to wrap up Wednesday afternoon.
If Watson is bound over for trial, and convicted on all counts, he faces a maximum prison term of 50 years to life in prison.
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