By Daniel Schwartz, TME

On May 15, 2026, almost exactly six years after Jonathan Villalpando shot and killed Eric Futrell…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Above: Lebec resident Jonathan Villalpando escorted from the courtroom after his September 23, 2020 hearing in Bakersfield

Above: Victim Eric Futrell

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