RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Trial proceedings may get underway today for a man accused of fatally shooting a 29-year-old acquaintance during a premeditated attack in Meadowbrook.
Stephen John Lindo, 30, of Meadowbrook is charged with first-degree murder, witness intimidation and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations for the 2020 slaying of Michael Louis Hinden of Riverside.
Riverside County Superior Court Judge John Molloy scheduled a pretrial conference at the Riverside Hall of Justice, where the prosecution and defense are expected to confer regarding a possible timetable for proceedings.
Lindo is being held without bail at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta.
According to sheriff's Sgt. Rick Espinoza, at about noon on Oct. 5, 2020, the defendant confronted Hinden with a
