Overview
- Andrew Jimenez, a Glendale firefighter-paramedic, was charged with one count of murder with a deadly-weapon allegation and appeared in court Friday in Los Angeles.
- If convicted as charged, he faces a sentence of 26 years to life in state prison, according to the district attorney's office.
- Police say Jimenez went to a station around 4 a.m. to request a welfare check; officers found Mayra Jimenez bludgeoned to death, and the Los Angeles Fire Department cited multiple blunt-force trauma as the cause.
- The Glendale Fire Department placed Jimenez, employed since 2008, on administrative leave; court records list his bail at $2 million.
- A candlelight vigil drew a large crowd at Wilshire Park Elementary in Koreatown, while investigators labeled the case domestic violence and a defense attorney withdrew after a family-retained lawyer referenced an uncorroborated diary claim.