21-year-old pleads not guilty to murder in deadly Indio shooting
A 21-year-old man arrested on suspicion of shooting a man to death in Indio pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Wednesday.
Ruben Molina of Indio entered the pleas during an initial court appearance at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. He was scheduled for a felony settlement conference on Oct. 2.
The shooting was reported at around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday at the 80000 block of Jennifer Court. According to the Indio Police Department, officers arrived and found a man on the ground in front of a house suffering from a gunshot wound.
The man was rushed to the Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, where he was pronounced dead. He was identified as 23-year-old Carlos Arriaga of Indio.
Investigators identified Molina as the suspect and he was arrested without incident around noon Saturday in the 44000 block of Avenue 44, police said.
Molina was booked at the John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio where he remains in custody on $1 million.
Anyone with additional information regarding the shooting was encouraged to contact Indio police at 760-391-4051. Those who wish to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 760-341-7867.
