Heartbroken family sees loved ones' accused killer in court

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A heartbroken household is present near to combat for justness arsenic their loved ones' accused slayer fights for his freedom.

"We're conscionable each trying to amusement up for each different and beryllium determination for 1 another," Ernesto Orozco said. He joined his woman and her parents arsenic Sean Guynes appeared successful tribunal Wednesday.

He faces 4 counts of execution aft a fiery clang successful Biola past Friday killed Sandy Carmona Rodriguez, her relative Luis, and 2 others. Family members accidental Sandy was conscionable 20 years aged with dreams of becoming an ultrasound tech.

RELATED: Family remembers cousins killed successful suspected DUI clang successful Fresno County

"She was conscionable coming location from a dinner," Orozco said. "You don't truly expect thing similar that to happen."

Sandy and 18-year-old Luis were wrong a Nissan Altima with the right-of-way erstwhile investigators accidental a Ford van failed to yield. Prosecutors reason Guynes was down the instrumentality of that van and drunk.

"Sir, you bash person a close to beryllium arraigned today. At this time, are you consenting to waive that right?" the justice asked.

Guynes did not participate a plea Wednesday, but a imaginable defence is already coming into view.

Action News has learned Guynes archetypal told authorities helium was a passenger, not the driver. His nationalist defender latched connected to that uncertainty arsenic she objected to Action News being successful tribunal and told the justice determination could beryllium individuality issues with the case.

"That's going to beryllium his defense, 'I wasn't driving,'" Action News ineligible expert Tony Capozzi said.

He points retired the load is connected prosecutors to beryllium that Guynes was driving. Key grounds could see the vehicle's registration, bruises from seatbelts, and fingerprints.

"Whose fingerprints are connected the steering wheel? If the fingerprints are lone of the defendant, it's beauteous wide helium was driving," Capozzi said. "Now, if determination are different fingerprints connected there, helium could marque the statement 'I wasn't driving. It was different idiosyncratic who was doing that.'"

The victim's household is present near to mourn arsenic the ineligible combat mounts.

"There is nary extremity to this," Orozco said. "There's ne'er going to beryllium an 'OK, I'm bully with this.' It's ever going to beryllium a breached bosom benignant of thing."

For quality updates, travel Gabe Ferris connected Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.