Giovanni Figueroa, 25, of Antioch, one of two suspects arrested in the fatal shooting of Wayneard Aitemon Jr., 32, of San Francisco, pled not guilty Monday to one count of murder and two counts of a felon with a firearm.
Aietmon was shot at 16th Street and Mission at 2:18 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20. The victim died soon after being transported to San Francisco General Hospital.
Figueroa’s bail was set at $5 million and his next court date is scheduled for December 6 at San Francisco’s Hall of Justice.
Under California’s “Felon With a Firearm” law, those convicted with a felony are prohibited from owning or requiring guns.
Figueroa was previously convicted of second degree robbery in January 2012.
Arrested on October 25th, Figueroa is charged with willful, deliberate and premeditated murder of Wayneard Aitemon Jr, using a 9mm Taurus semi-automatic handgun, according to court documents.
The other suspect arrested in the shooting, Demetrius Puckett, 21, of East Palo Alto, has pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. Arrested on October 25, 2013, Puckett’s initial court hearing was also rescheduled for December 13, 2013.
Courtney Quirin is a trained wildlife ecologist turned environmental journalist with a knack for photography and visual storytelling. Though her interests span many topics and disciplines, she's particularly keen on capturing multimedia stories pertaining to the global wildlife trade, human-wildlife relationships, food security, international development and the effects of global markets on local environments and cultural fabric. Courtney completed a MSc in Wildlife Management at the University of Otago, New Zealand, where she not only learned how to catch and tag fur seals (among many things) but also traveled to the highlands of Ethiopia to identify the nature and extent of farmer-primate conflict and its linkages to changes in political regime, land tenure, food security, and perceptions of risk. From New Zealand Courtney landed at The Ohio State University to investigate urban coyotes for her PhD, but just shy of 2 years deep into the degree, she realized that her true passions lie within investigative journalism. Since moving into the world of journalism, Courtney has been a contributor to Bay Nature Magazine, a ghostwriter for WildAid, and the science writer for Academia.edu. While at Berkeley's J-School Courtney will focus on international environmental reporting through the lens of documentary filmmaking and TV.
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