Man Charged With Murder in Pasadena
By Staff
A 66-year-old man is charged with fatally stabbing a man and wounding another man outside a Pasadena bar on Sept. 12, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Jose Antonio Santiago has been charged with two felony counts in case GA104289: one count of murder and one count of attempted murder.
Santiago was scheduled for arraignment on Sept. 17 in Department D of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Pasadena Branch.
The felony complaint includes allegations that the defendant personally used a knife and inflicted great bodily injury.
Deputy District Attorney Christopher Stogel is assigned to the case.
Prosecutors said Santiago allegedly stabbed Jerry Chan, 42, and Dan Trevino, 32, in the 2600 block of East Colorado Boulevard. Chan was fatally stabbed and Trevino was stabbed in the leg. The defendant was arrested soon after the attack.
If convicted as charged, he faces a maximum possible sentence of life in state prison.
The case is being investigated by the Pasadena Police Department.