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Source: The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.文件倉Aug. 14--The defense attorney for the man accused of stealing a jeep and crashing it while being chased by San Luis police officers was granted a two-week continuance Tuesday after informing the court that he had just recently been hired in the case.In providing the court with an update on the status of the case, attorney Richard Edgar, who is now representing 20-year-old Jorge "Pelon" Rios, explained that he had not received the all the disclosure from the attorney who previously had the case, but expected to have it very soon."When I receive that information, we will be in a lot better shape with regards to what else I need," Edgar said.Edgar also informed the court that the case will probably be proceeding to trial and that he is currently going through the disclosure he has already received to better familiarize himself with the case.Yuma County Superior Court Judge Maria Elena Cruz, who is presiding over the case, granted Edgar's request for a continuance, scheduling Rio's next court date for 9:30 am on Aug. 27.Rios has been charged with theft of means of transportation, unlawful flight from pursuing law enforcement and burglary. Although he has not been charged in it, prosecutors also believe Rios was present during the March 22 murder of Crystal Figueroa and it was his car that was used.He is also believed to have been a passenger in a vehicle that crashed in downtown Yuma later the morning of the murder and one of the people who fled the scene after it happened.存倉Prosecutors believe Rios knew there was an attempt to locate him regarding the murder, which is what led him to stealing the vehicle that was involved in the vehicle pursuit with San Luis police.Figueroa's body was found March 22 in a citrus grove near County 17th Street and Avenue 2E. The mother of three had been shot 16 times with three different weapons.According to San Luis police at about 3:20 p.m. on April 6, an officer spotted a Jeep that had recently been reported as stolen being driven near Juan Sanchez Boulevard and 8th Avenue in San Luis, Ariz. The officer attempted to pull the Jeep over, but the driver allegedly refused, leading to a vehicle pursuit.A short time later, while allegedly fleeing along a dirt road behind a subdivision in the area of the 1200 block of East America Street, the driver lost control of the vehicle, and it came to a halt in front of a brick wall. The driver then fled on foot.SLPD officers were able to catch the driver and arrest him. They later identified him as Rios. Officers, including a K-9 Team, searched the area for other possible occupants of the stolen Jeep that may have fled, but did not find anyone else.Rios was then turned over to the Yuma Police Department, where detectives questioned him for several hours in connection with the Figueroa murder investigation, then released him back to the custody of San Luis police.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Sun (Yuma, Ariz.) Visit The Sun (Yuma, Ariz.) at .yumasun.com Distributed by MCT Information Services自存倉