A La Habra man was charged Wednesday with fatally stabbing an 84-year-old East Whittier man and attacking a Whittier man in his 70s in their homes.
Kaszey Noel Encarnacion pleaded not guilty to murder, attempted aggravated mayhem and two counts of first degree residential burglary with a person present during his Wednesday arraignment at Downey Superior Court, according to Venusse Navid, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
The murder and attempted aggravated mayhem charges each carry a potential life sentence, she said.
The crimes happened on Aug. 28 and in both cases the assailant got inside the homes through an unlocked door.
The suspect allegedly entered a home in the 15500 block of Fernview Street in Whittier and attacked a man in his 70s. The man’s son heard the commotion and intervened, Whittier police said.
Sheriff’s detectives believe the same man then headed to the 15300 block of Goodhue Street in East Whittier, which is an unincorporated county area where he allegedly stabbed to death Rolland Alexander II and took the victim’s Toyota RAV4, which was later found in Chino. Alexander’s daughter and a neighbor found him dead on Aug. 29.
Sheriff Robert Luna held a news conference about the fatal stabbing and attack on Aug. 30. Shortly after the press conference, someone reported seeing a person matching the description of the suspect to Covina Police, according to a Sheriff’s statement.
The man was walking on Badillo Street between Sunflower Avenue and Banna Avenue when officers detained him, Covina Police Sgt. Keith Sutherland.
The man turned out to be Encarnacion. The 25-year-old was last seen Aug. 28 and a relative had reported him missing Aug. 30, according to the Sheriff’s statement.
“Although Encarnacion matched the suspect’s description, there was not enough evidence to arrest him, and he was reunited with his family,” the statement said.
Additional surveillance video was recovered and…
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