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Judge denies motion to reduce charges against man accused of killing boys
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A judge today denied a motion to reduce charges
against a Corona-area man accused of chasing down and ramming a car occupied by
six teenagers, causing the vehicle to crash and kill half of the boys.Anurag Chandra, 44, is charged with three counts each of murder and
attempted murder, with sentence-enhancing great bodily injury allegations, for
the January 2020 attack.Chandra's attorney, David Wohl, submitted a motion to Riverside County
Superior Court Judge Sean Crandell, asking that the criminal complaint be
set aside under Penal Code section 995, which permits defendants to make a case
for a reduction in charges, or an outright dismissal of them.Wohl argued that his client did not have an intent to kill and should
not be held to answer for murder, but