CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — A 20-year-old college student from Peru who is accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend and their year-old son has been charged with aggravated murder in the deaths. A Benton County, Ore., Circuit Court judge entered not guilty pleas at Monday’s arraignment for Gustavo David Martinez Aquepucho. Judge Janet Holcomb ordered the man held without bail. His two court-appointed lawyers asked that the case be presented to a grand jury within 30 days.
Prosecutors say 19-year-old Kelsey Rozetta Baker and the couple’s young son were killed Friday at their home in Philomath. The Corvallis Gazette-Times says court papers accuse Martinez of plotting to kill Baker, the baby and himself after she refused to get back together with him. According to an affidavit, Martinez told authorities he drugged Baker, then slashed her throat. The document alleges he put duct tape over the infant’s mouth and nose but then slashed the child’s throat also.
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Information from: Gazette-Times, http://www.gtconnect.com
