MURRIETA (CNS) - A convicted felon accused of stabbing two men during an unprovoked attack on New Year's Day near a Lake Elsinore intersection must stand trial for attempted murder and other charges, a judge ruled today.
Andrew Ernest Avila, 29, of Lake Elsinore allegedly committed the assault near Lakeshore Drive and Spring Street last Jan. 1.
Following a preliminary hearing at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta, Riverside County Superior Court Judge F. Paul Dickerson found there was sufficient evidence to warrant a trial on two counts of attempted murder and one count of mayhem, along with sentence-enhancing deadly weapon and great bodily injury allegations.
Dickerson scheduled a post-preliminary hearing arraignment for Nov. 18 and left Avila's bail set at $5 million.
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