Judge orders trial for Ontario robbery, killing

Two men accused of participating in a robbery and fatal shooting last year must stand trial on murder and other charges, a judge ruled today at the conclusion of a preliminary hearing.

Matthew James McClane, 27, and Larry Darnell Shyne, 30, are accused of participating in the December robbery and killing of 41-year-old Kimberly Michelle Sum at an Ontario hotel.

A third man implicated in the incident, 22-year-old Donald Ray Walker, has accepted a plea bargain from prosecutors for a reduced sentence in exchange for his testimony against McClane and Shyne.

Following three days of testimony in West Valley Superior court -- from Walker, police officers and others -- Judge Stephan G. Saleson ruled that McClane and Shyne must stand trial.

The two men are due back in court Nov. 4.