A Nevada City murder case continues to move at what prosecutors consider a normal pace. And Assistant Nevada County District Attorney Chris Walsh says there are no significant plea agreement negotiations in the works regarding 71-year-old Michael Sturgell , in the killing of his 67-year-old ex-wife, Pamela DeGrio, that happened about six months ago…
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The couple divorced over 40 years ago. Walsh says the next proceeding is scheduled for August 23rd, when a preliminary hearing date may be set…
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A motive for the killing has not been revealed. Sturgell was also recently sentenced on a burglary charge. A firearm stolen from DeGrio’s home at the time of the murder was recovered in Butte County, along with several other firearms taken in the burglary.
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