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Suspect Ordered to Stand Trial in Ambush Killing of Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy in Lake Elsinore

Jesse Navarro faces capital murder and related charges after ambushing Deputy Darnell Calhoun, with the district attorney seeking the death penalty if convicted.

MURRIETA — A man accused of ambushing and killing a 30-year-old Riverside County sheriff’s deputy in Lake Elsinore must stand trial for capital murder and other offenses, a judge ruled Friday. Jesse Ceazar Navarro, 45, of Lake Elsinore allegedly killed Deputy Darnell Calhoun in 2023. Jesse C. Navarro was charged with murder in the 2023 killing of Riverside County sheriff’s Deputy Darnell Calhoun. (Photo courtesy Riverside County Sheriff’s Depart…

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