MURRIETA (CNS) - A pair of convicted felons accused of robbing a Winchester hemp farm, holding employees at gunpoint while chopping down cannabis plants, must stand trial on robbery and firearm charges, a judge ruled on Tuesday, Nov. 12.
April Marlene Martin, 39, and Dana Francis Potter, 37, were arrested several hours after last month's holdup. A third defendant, 22-year-old Hector Tinoco Ochoa, was also taken into custody, but he posted a $30,000 bond and was released from jail.
Following a preliminary hearing at the Southwest Justice Center, Riverside County Superior Court Judge John Monterosso found there was sufficient evidence to warrant a trial for Martin and Potter on the robbery count, as well as a charge being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
The judge scheduled a
