Coworkers of the beloved Los Angeles teacher bludgeoned to death teared up in court Thursday as her alleged killer and firefighter husband made an appearance while wearing a suicide vest.
Fireman Andrew Jimenez stood behind plexiglass, wearing the blue vest with no shirt underneath, his muscles clearly visible as a sheriff’s department deputy led him in and out of the courtroom.
The accused murderer was shackled as he stood before Judge McGonigle in a downtown LA courthouse.
The Glendale firefighter looked broken and stared straight ahead as his public defender Mark Carrillo asked that he not be photographed.
The only words Jimenez uttered were “Yes your honor” when asked if he agreed to having his arraignment moved to April, as requested by Carrillo.
Jimenez was charged with the domestic violence murder of his wife, Mayra Jimenezafter she was found battered to deathin the couple’s home on Jan. 21.
Jimenez started with the Glendale Fire Department on April 28, 2008, as a paramedic and eventually became a firefighter.
His wife was a beloved 1st- and 3rd-grade teacher with LAUSD at Wilshire Elementary School in Koreatown and a non-denominational ordained minister.
Five of Mayra’s fellow school teachers watched the proceedings, one woman teared up at the sight of Jimenez. Deputy District Attorneys Kelsey McKeever-Unger and Chelsea Blatt were seen comforting them in the gallery.
Home videosobtained by The Post showedwhat appeared to a loving marriage between Andrew and Mayra.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
