New indictments in Jaycee Dugard kidnapping case
A grand jury has indicted the couple accused of kidnapping and raping Jaycee Dugard on 19 counts.
Phillip and Nancy Garrido initially faced 29 counts of kidnapping, rape and false imprisonment. Officials have not released any details of the revised charges.
The indictments were announced Friday during a hearing for Nancy Garrido, according to Fox 40 Sacramento. Her lawyers entered a plea of not guilty. Criminal proceedings against her husband have been suspended to evaluate his mental competency.
The grand jury indictment means prosecutors will bypass the preliminary hearing and that Dugard likely won't have to take the stand until the trial.
Photo: Phillip Garrido. Credit: Fox 40 Sacramento
EDITOR'S PICKS:
Give me a break. As if 99.9% of the criminals in lock up aren't crazed. Put this freak in gen pop and let him experience rape for himself!
Posted by: All Hallows Eve | October 01, 2010 at 02:57 PM
Oh for God's Sake! It goes without saying that anyone who commits a crime like this isn't sane! But you can't tell me he didn't know right from wrong (which is what an insanity plea hinges on) because of all the steps he took to hide her and her children! Just do us all a favor and relieve us of his sorry presence permanently!
Posted by: Astonished | October 01, 2010 at 04:32 PM
Shoot these 2 wastes of breath in the head and slaughter them like the animals they are. They long ago gave up their right to live.
Posted by: Mark | October 02, 2010 at 09:06 AM