Accused murderer Andrew Leon testifies in front of jury in retrial

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- An accused murderer took the basal arsenic helium was forced to relive the moments starring up to the shooting of his girlfriend's mother.

21-year-old Andrew Leon is accused of sidesplitting April Diaz successful November of 2023.

Tuesday was the 4th time of his 2nd proceedings aft the archetypal ended successful a hung jury.

Prosecutors presented telephone records revealing Leon's conversations with Naveah Gomez, the victim's daughter, connected the time of the shooting.

"At this constituent it's precise hostile, there's evidently immoderate choler and thing going on,"

Detective Jessie Gloria says helium and his squad gathered astir six-hundred messages,
all portraying a precise hostile narration betwixt Leon and Gomez.

"It was precise overmuch a roller coaster, it was precise backmost and forth, lovey-dovey for a fewer messages and past each of a abrupt Mr. Leon would beryllium upset," Detective Gloria said.

And that nighttime was nary different, texts showed a vicious back-and-forth betwixt the mates successful the hours starring up to the sidesplitting aft Diaz told her girl Leon would not beryllium allowed into their home.

Prosecutor Kendall Reynolds began questioning Leon's behavior.

"You said immoderate beauteous disrespectful things to Naveah, right?" helium asked.

"Yes," Leon replied.

"And you would hold that astatine slightest if April heard that, she wouldn't beryllium blessed astir it, is that correct?" Reynolds asked.

"No, astir decidedly not," Leon said.

At 1 constituent the substance messages showed Leon threatening Gomez, saying she'd "better prime up that phone," and "I'm telling you it's gonna beryllium bad."

When Gomez stopped responding to Leon, it triggered an enraged flood of messages from the alleged killer.

Leon adjacent went arsenic acold arsenic threatening to instrumentality his ain beingness if she did not respond.

"So Mr. Leon, it's wide that you had nary volition of sidesplitting yourself. It was purely conscionable to drawback the attraction of Naveah?" Reynolds asked Leon.

"Yes," Leon responded.

Leon volition instrumentality to tribunal Thursday greeting arsenic some sides present hole their closing arguments.