Murder charges filed against suspect in Napa double homicide
Victims in Napa double homicide identified
The two young women gunned down in Napa over the weekend were identified as Aileen Villasenor, 19, and 17-year-old Sasha.
NAPA, Calif. - Murder charges have been filed against the man suspected of carrying out a double homicide in Napa.
The Napa County District Attorney charged 22-year-old John Richard Wesley Nicholson, of Vallejo with two counts of murder and special circumstances in the deaths of Aileen Villasenor, 19, and 17-year-old Sasha on Saturday evening.
Prosecutors said Nicholson killed Villasenor and Sasha during an altercation in the 400 block of Riverside Drive at 8:10 p.m. They have not said what the altercation was about.
Prosecutors believe the crimes involved a "high degree of cruelty, viciousness, and callousness; that the crimes were carried out with planning, sophistication, and professionalism; and that the defendant engaged in violent conduct that indicates a significant danger to society."
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He appeared in court on Wednesday for an arraignment hearing but did not enter a plea.
The district attorney is reviewing the charges against Nicholson's alleged accomplices Jessica Whitten and Judith Adolph, both aged 19. Whitten and Adolph were arrested in connection with the double homicide.