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Hollister Murder Trial 05/01/19A 10:08 S.S.

The  trial  date  for  a  man accused  of  the  killing  of  19 year-old Ariana Zendejas,  and  the  attempted  murder  of  3  other people,  is  scheduled  to  be  set  tomorrow.  The  shootings  took  place  in Hollister on the night of August 1st in 2014.   Jose  Antonio  Barajas,  who  initially  fled  to  Mexico,  but  was  arrested  and  extradited  last summer.   The San Benito County Judge hearing the case requested that Barajas,  who  has  been charged with 6 felony counts in connection with the “B Street Shooting”,  appear  in court tomorrow to set a trial date.   

Barajas also faces a kidnapping charge for taking19 year-old Vanessa  Flores-Ibarra to Mexico with him, and holding her there.  She was later able to run away from Barajas, and surrendered to Border Patrol Authorities in February of 2015.