Garza trial postponed to February

Jonathan Williams, News editor

The pre-trial hearing for Linfield junior Diego Garza on Jan. 20 is postponed till Feb. 23 in relation to his alleged sexual assault charges back in Sept. 2014.

Garza’s hearing was originally scheduled for Nov. 3 and was moved to Jan. 20.

Garza faces charges of rape, sodomy, unlawful sexual penetration, and sexual abuse all in the first degree.

Garza was permitted to move back to California by Judge Ronald Stone back in a Sept. preliminary hearing.