A California man charged with putting out a $3,000 bounty on his daughter's boyfriend pleaded not guilty Tuesday at his arraignment in East County Superior Court in El Cajon.
Arrested at his Spring Valley home last week, Domingos Oliveira, 49, was charged with solicitation of murder. He stands accused of posting a dozen "reward" fliers at Grossmont College in El Cajon, with a photo and the name of his daughter's boyfriend -- a 33-year-old registered sex offender -- offering to pay $3,000 "for the body" of the boyfriend, "dead or alive."
Oliveira's daughter, 19, is a student at Grossmont College and was a La Mesa resident when she and her boyfriend reported the threat to La Mesa police several weeks ago.
Oliveira was arrested Friday morning at his Roadside Place home on suspicion of solicitation for murder, police said.
His attorney, Michael Earle, asked that his client be released from custody, claiming that Oliveira is not a flight risk since he's a longtime resident of San Diego County and a homeowner.
But it was learned that Oliveira also has an immigration hold on his record.
"He is a permanent resident," Earle told reporters after the arraignment, "and he has been since 1972. He just never took that extra step to become a citizen. But he's got permanent residency, so the INS came in and put a hold on him."
Earle described the fliers posted at Grossmont College as "help wanted" posters, not necessarily "wanted" bounty posters.
Judge Charles W. Erwin disagreed with Earle's assessment and said that because of the nature of the charges, and given Oliveira's previous criminal record, he would remain in custody with bail set at $250,000.
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Arrested at his Spring Valley home last week, Domingos Oliveira, 49, was charged with solicitation of murder. He stands accused of posting a dozen "reward" fliers at Grossmont College in El Cajon, with a photo and the name of his daughter's boyfriend -- a 33-year-old registered sex offender -- offering to pay $3,000 "for the body" of the boyfriend, "dead or alive."
Oliveira's daughter, 19, is a student at Grossmont College and was a La Mesa resident when she and her boyfriend reported the threat to La Mesa police several weeks ago.
Oliveira was arrested Friday morning at his Roadside Place home on suspicion of solicitation for murder, police said.
His attorney, Michael Earle, asked that his client be released from custody, claiming that Oliveira is not a flight risk since he's a longtime resident of San Diego County and a homeowner.
But it was learned that Oliveira also has an immigration hold on his record.
"He is a permanent resident," Earle told reporters after the arraignment, "and he has been since 1972. He just never took that extra step to become a citizen. But he's got permanent residency, so the INS came in and put a hold on him."
Earle described the fliers posted at Grossmont College as "help wanted" posters, not necessarily "wanted" bounty posters.
Judge Charles W. Erwin disagreed with Earle's assessment and said that because of the nature of the charges, and given Oliveira's previous criminal record, he would remain in custody with bail set at $250,000.
Source & More: http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/30/california-dad-domingos-oliveira-accused-of-putting-3-000-dead/
