A man who allegedly killed his mother in El Cajon, then led police on a chase in the woman’s car with her body in the trunk, pleaded not guilty Friday.
Richard Anthony Leyva, 24, is accused of killing his mother, Jamison Webster, 51, at the Motel 6 on Montrose Court, then fleeing, sparking a high-speed pursuit on Tuesday. He was arrested after crashing Webster’s Hyundai Sonata into several other vehicles in the 500 block of North Mollison Avenue.
A prosecutor said Friday that the investigation into Webster’s cause of death is ongoing, but there is “evidence of strangulation.”
Deputy District Attorney Yasmin Bigdeli said Webster went to the motel on Monday to visit her son, who was staying there. Surveillance footage showed her enter his motel room, and several hours later, Leyva is seen dragging her “lifeless body” out of the room by her ankles. He placed her inside her car’s trunk, Bigdeli said.
One day later, Levya’s brother went to the motel to look for their mother and upon seeing her vehicle, tried to open the trunk but Levya “slammed” it closed, the prosecutor said. The brother was ultimately able to open the trunk and discovered Webster’s body.
Leyva then jumped into the driver’s seat, put the car in reverse, and struck his brother, Bigdeli said. Police said the man was not injured.
The driver then allegedly led police on a pursuit on and off freeways, speeding and sometimes weaving into opposing lanes of traffic, until he crashed while trying to squeeze the Hyundai between two stopped vehicles.
Leyva faces 28 years and eight months to life in prison if convicted of murder, as well as charges of assault with a deadly weapon and evading a peace officer. He remains in custody without bail.
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