Trial in CDCR counselor’s slaying postponed to May 20
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Defense attorneys representing two men accused of killing a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation counselor as he charged his electric vehicle announced Monday they were not ready for trial.
The attorneys representing Robert Pernell Roberts and Sebastian Parra will return to court May 20. It will then be determined whether they’re ready to proceed and if a courtroom is available.
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Both Roberts and Parra are charged with murder.
CDCR counselor Benny Alcala was shot Aug. 24, 2022, in the area of the Target on Stockdale Highway, where he’d been charging an electric vehicle.
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Initially only Roberts was charged. Parra, the prosecution’s key witness at Roberts’ preliminary hearing, said he’d met Roberts that night and had nothing to do with the killing.
A grand jury later indicted Parra. Both men face life terms in prison if convicted.
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