A judge declined Tuesday to reduce $1 million bail for the suspected killer of a National City man who was shot seven times on a street corner in 2017.
A March 2 trial date remains for Osvaldo Apolo Lopez, 38, who is charged with killing Ricardo Sales, 30, in Imperial Beach. Lopez has pleaded not guilty.
Deputy District Attorney Patrick O’Jeil opposed the bail reduction motion by Lopez’s attorney, Emily Rose-Weber, who said his bail had not been reviewed in three years.
O’Jeill said Lopez shot Sales three times in the back and then stood over him before firing four times in the head on Nov. 14, 2017.
“These are pretty horrendous facts,” said Chula Vista Superior Court Judge Garry Haehnle.
Lopez was angry with Sales who had an affair with Lopez’s wife, according to testimony in his preliminary hearing. A detective testified Lopez’s wife met Sales through Facebook.
Rose-Weber said Lopez’s six children are living with their grandmother, and his kids could benefit if he was able to post bond. She said he has not had any disciplinary citations while in jail since his arrest.
Lopez, of Spring Valley, was an IT computer specialist and had no criminal record.
