Murder charges re-filed against ex-Marine after ‘mistake’
By: | Published: 2025-06-29 06:40:00 | Source: timesofsandiego.com
An ex-Marine charged with murdering his girlfriend will get a new hearing to determine if his case will head to trial because prosecutors didn’t turn over evidence.
Raymond Samuel McLeod Jr’s attorneys claimed that evidence could exonerate him in the death of Krystal Mitchell, 30, at an Allied Gardens apartment nearly a decade ago.
McLeod, 41, was ordered to stand trial last fall for the 2016 strangulation death of Mitchell, which the suspect’s attorneys claim was accidental and occurred during an act of rough, but consensual sex.
During McLeod’s preliminary hearing, the defense team introduced extensive evidence regarding the defendant’s sexual history – which…