MARTINEZ – A 40-year-old Union Metropolis lady who allegedly fired a handgun at a boy final month in San Ramon is going through a cost of tried homicide, prosecutors mentioned.
The incident occurred Nov. 23, in line with the Contra Costa County District Lawyer’s Workplace. The boy was wounded within the taking pictures, however the harm was not life-threatening.
Xiaojie Zhang was arrested in reference to the taking pictures, in addition to stalking one other individual and making prison threats on or across the similar day, prosecutors mentioned.
Zhang was arraigned Tuesday on a five-count felony grievance for tried homicide, stalking, youngster abuse and prison threats. She pleaded not responsible to the tried homicide cost.
Prosecutors mentioned the fees of tried homicide, stalking and youngster abuse include enhancements for deliberately discharging a firearm to trigger nice bodily harm, in addition to the usage of a firearm in fee of tried fee of the offense.
Zhang waived her proper to a preliminary listening to inside 10 days of being charged, so a date for the listening to has but to be set.
Zhang stays in custody on the Martinez Detention Facility on a $1.675 million bond.
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