A Victorville man accused of critically injuring an Eastvale resident in a February attack has been ordered to stand trial on an attempted murder count, along with allegations that could add years to any eventual sentence. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Francisco Navarro determined there was sufficient evidence to bind Jaiden Michael Vincent Brown over for trial, moving the case a step closer to a jury, according to MyNewsLA.com.
According to mynewsla.com, Navarro also found evidence to support sentence-enhancing allegations against Brown, who is described in that report as 22 years old, of Victorville in San Bernardino County. The allegations include inflicting great bodily injury and committing a felony while out on bail. A separate report from vvdailypress.com identified Brown as 21 at the time of his February arrest, a discrepancy that remains unresolved between the two accounts.
The case stems from an attack that unfolded in the early morning hours of February 2. Per mynewsla.com, Brown was involved in an unspecified dispute with the victim, an Eastvale man, before allegedly attacking him and fleeing the scene. That outlet placed the incident in the 65000 block of 65th Street near Scholar Way in Eastvale, while the vvdailypress.com account placed the alleged attack, first reported around 6:15 a.m. that Monday, in the 13000 block of 65th Street in Eastvale.
Witnesses Alerted Deputies to a Victim in Crisis
Witnesses called 911 after the confrontation, and patrol deputies arrived within minutes to find the victim had sustained major injuries, the report notes. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. The victim has since shown signs of recovery, though officials have not been able to confirm whether he suffered any long-term physical damage, per the same account.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigated the assault, and the inquiry pointed to Brown as the alleged assailant. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant, which was served on Brown during the afternoon of February 18 at his residence in the 13000 block of Goldfinch Court. He was taken into custody without incident, the article states.
No Prior Felony Record in Riverside County
Court records did not indicate why Brown had been arrested previously, and he has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County, according to the same source. That detail leaves open questions about his history heading into a case that already carries the weight of an attempted murder charge and two sentence-enhancing allegations.
Brown remains held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Robert Presley Jail. Navarro has scheduled a post-preliminary hearing arraignment for October 8 at the Riverside Hall of Justice, as reported by MyNewsLA.com, where the case will move forward as prosecutors and the defense prepare for trial.
