18-02-2025
South Union Ave double murder trial postponed to April
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The trial of a man charged with two counts of murder in a shooting on South Union Avenue has been postponed to April.
Brian Castellon, 31, faces a total of 15 felony counts in the shooting deaths of two people at a mobile home community on April 12, 2023. Ernest Dean Vega, 27, and Jordan Shelton, 29, were killed in the 1200 block of South Union Avenue.
On Friday, Castellon's trial date was moved to April 1.
Castellon, a member of the Mexican Mafia, was released from prison a week before the shooting, according to court documents.
He admitted to the shooting, the reports say, and to attempting to carjack someone and afterward breaking into a home where he threatened to kill the residents if they didn't give him keys to a vehicle. He admitted firing at the residents when they tried to leave, the reports say.
Deputies arrested him soon after he shot at the residents, according to the documents. A handgun with no serial number was found on him.
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