The man arrested on suspicion of killing his 21 year-old wife on Sunday has pled “not guilty” to a murder charge.
Carlos Zamudio, a 23 year-old resident of Twentynine Palms was arraigned in San Bernardino County’s Joshua Tree courthouse yesterday morning (January 8). His wife, Savannah Encke, was declared dead at Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree early Sunday morning (January 5).
Homicide detectives with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department say that Zamudio brought Encke into the hospital for severe injuries. They did not provide specifics about her injuries, and say that Zamudio was suffering from injuries to his face.
Encke succumbed to her injuries, and detectives determined that Zamudio was responsible for the injuries. He was arrested at the hospital a short time later.
Zamudio was arraigned on one charge of murder and an enhancement for using a deadly weapon. He entered a plea of “not guilty” and denied the enhancement. He is currently being held at the West Valley Detention Center on $1,005,000 bail, and is scheduled to return to court for a preliminary hearing on January 16.
