California man sentenced for killing 77-year-old woman with belt claims he was on LSD
A 21-year-old man will spend 25 years to life behind bars in connection with the 2020 death of a 77-year-old woman whose body was found in her home.
San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Downannounced Kayonie Mendibles’ sentencing on Jan. 10.He previously pleaded guiltyto the first-degree murder of Marion Vore on Oct. 30.
According to the initial press release from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, on Nov. 27, 2020, shortly after 5 p.m., deputies responded to a report of trespassing in the 2000 block of Chamisal Lane. Deputies performed a welfare check at a home nearby and found Vore deceased inside from an apparent homicide.
According to KSBY-TV,Mendibles, who was 18 years old at the time, reportedly killed Vore using a belt.
The sheriff’s office issued a “be on the lookout” (BOLO) alert for Mendibles after he fled the scene in a car. Deputies located the suspect shortly before 10 p.m. in Pismo Beach and arrested him on a charge of murder.
KSBY reports that Mendibles provided a statement before his sentencing, claiming he was on LSD during Vore’s slaying, and he apologized to her family.
Source: https://truecrimedaily.com/2024/01/10/california-san-luis-obispo-fresno-kayonie-mendibles-marion-vore-murder-sentenced/
