Former Riverside Deputy Sheriff Steven Michael Baumgartner, 53, has been held to answer on a charge of murdering his neighbor. His December 30 arraignment has now been postponed until January 16. (File Photo)
By G. T. Houts
UPDATE: Tuesday, December 30 – 5:12 p.m.
San Bernardino, CA – The arraignment of Crestline murder suspect – Steven Michael Baumgartner, 53 –has been continued by stipulation until 8:30 a.m. on Friday, January 16, in Department S-15.
Baumgartner’s attorney, Charles Kenyon , requested the continuance from Judge Harold T. Wilson. The judge granted the request after Baumgartner waived the time to enter a plea.
At the next scheduled arraignment, Judge Wilson is also set to confirm counsel.
ORIGINAL STORY
San Bernardino, CA – The arraignment of Steven Michael Baumgartner, 53, on a murder charge related to the shooting death of Crestline resident Michael Paul Clark has been set for 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 30, in San Bernardino County Superior Court.
Steven Michael Baumgartner (Contributed Photo)
The arraignment — in Department S-15 — comes on the heels of a pre-preliminary hearing where Judge R. Glenn Yabuno granted a request by Deputy District Attorney Rosa Clark to hold the former Riverside County Deputy Sheriff to answer for the June 30 shooting in the driveway of Clark’s residence.
That hearing was held December 19 and included testimony by people’s witness Detective Edward De La Torre and the admission of several pieces of evidence gathered in the 23000 block of Wildwood Lane in Crestline
Baumgartner is being held on $1.75 million bail at the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino.
The Deputy District Attorney is not related to the victim.
THE INCIDENT
The Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station and Homicide Detectives indicate that Baumgartner reportedly shot Clark — his next door neighbor – in the face with a .357 Magnum after the two men got in an argument outside Clark’s home.
Dispatchers were told by numerous 9-1-1 callers about the incident that occurred about 5:14 p.m., June 30. First responders transported Clark to St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino where he was pronounced dead at 6:09 p.m.
Baumgartner has entered a not guilty plea and has also denied special allegations, according to court documents reviewed by ROTWNEWS.com.
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