Wednesday, January 31, 2007

LANDSCAPER CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR BEATING BOSS ON THE HEAD WITH A PICK AX

January 31, 2007



NEWPORT BEACH - Charges have been filed against a landscaper for murdering his boss by repeatedly hitting him on the back of the head with a pick ax.

E. H. Avalos, 23, Santa Ana, is charged with murder with an enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. He is being held on $1 million bail and faces 16 years to life in prison if convicted. His arraignment date has not been set. On January 29, 2007.

Avalos was working as a landscaper in a residential area in Irvine. When his boss gave him directions that he didn't like, Avalos is accused of taking a pick ax and beating him multiple times on the back of the head. When police arrived, Avalos is accused of going after the officers and attempting to attack them with a shovel.

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