Fairfield man, 35, pleads to killing girlfriend, gets 16 years to life
Facing a preliminary hearing in Solano County Superior Court, a 35-year-old Fairfield man pleaded to second-degree murder for the July 2021 stabbin...
Facing a preliminary hearing in Solano County Superior Court, a 35-year-old Fairfield man pleaded to second-degree murder for the July 2021 stabbing death of his girlfriend and will be sentenced next month to 16 years to life. As part of a plea deal, Hugo Ulises Avelino-Medina, who entered his plea on Monday in Department 9, will be formally sentenced to state prison when he returns for the sentencing hearing at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 17 in the Justice Center in Fairfield, The Reporter has learned. During the morning proceeding in Judge Carlos R.