CARSON CITY (AP) — A 20-year-old Salvadoran immigrant accused of murdering four people in Nevada last month will be tried on four murder counts in Reno before he faces burglary charges in Carson City.
Wilber Martinez-Guzman waived his right Friday to a speedy preliminary hearing in Carson City Justice Court on the burglary charges related to items he allegedly stole from some of the victims.
Prosecutors in both counties said the family of the victims preferred the more serious charges be addressed first in district court in Reno.
Carson City prosecutor Melanie Brantingham says she expects Martinez-Guzman to be extradited early next week to the Washoe County Jail in Reno where he will be held without bail.
His public defender agreed to postpone the preliminary hearing that was scheduled Friday on multiple counts of burglary, possession of stolen property and obtaining money under false pretenses.