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Charged with murder and has not yet entered a plea. >> it was just a big burden on my shoulder, really. you know? knowing you took somebodys life. you didnt want to take their life. my intentions were not to take his life. they were just to beat him up, whatever. >> how did it go so wrong if you were only going to beat this guy up? >> when i grabbed the kitchen knife, thats how it went so wrong. i should have never grabbed it, you know. >> tovar, who has prior convictions for crimes including au...

Police her role in the murder of justice afoa, guzman entered a not guilty plea shortly after her arraignment and now the case will go to trial. >> hey, i was wondering if i can come get tovar thats in c-5. >> guzmans brother, rafael tovar, also says he admitted to police that he helped stab afoa to death. but now he too has entered a not guilty plea. >> ill go downstairs and grab tovar downstairs and bring him up. >> all right. well just be right here. >> we wanted to ask tovar why but didnt ge...

Yeah? >> take whatever you want. >> i have 23 hours just to sit there. i only get one hour outside. this is my outside. im about to go in, in like two minutes, probably. >> guzman has been charged in the stabbing murder of a classmate, 17-year-old justice afoa. she says she has confessed her role in the murder to police. but that her brother, rafael tovar, actually did the stabbing. and now he, too, has been charged with murder. neither sibling knows the other has been charged with afoas murder....

Though guzman and tovar will be in the same room, they will not be permitted to speak to each other. cameras are not allowed to record the arraignments, but it only takes a few minutes for guzman and tovar to hear their charges before they are returned to their cells. they were both officially charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. if found guilty, they could face life in prison. tovar was expecting his charges. but says seeing daniela charged came as a surprise. >> thats serious, ...

Because she didnt know anything about it. you know? she didnt know what -- she didnt know anything about it, man. >> rafael, he just kept calm. i couldnt. it was just too hard. i just kept crying. and i kept telling them im sorry. >> guzman and tovar will not be allowed to see each other again until their trial. >> if i could say anything to daniela it would be i love you and im always going to be here for you regardless. regardless. regardless of what happened. regardless of what happens. com...

Coming up -- >> inmate guzman and inmate tovar both have court today. >> daniela guzman and rafael tovar face the judge and each other. and -- >> hes very dangerous. one of our more violent, aggressive inmates. >> they know me. they know im going to go off on them. mom, i have to tell you something. dad, one second i was driving and then the next... they just didnt stop and then... im really sorry. i wrecked the subaru. i wrecked it. youre ok. thats all that matters. (vo) a lifetime commitment t...

Thanks to me, hes looking at life. i dont expect him to forgive me or ever talk to me again. >> what guzman does not yet know is that soon after she confessed, police summoned her brother to the precinct. they knew exactly where to find him because guzmans brother, 32-year-old raphael tovar, was already at the santa rita jail on an unrelated battery charge to which he has pled not guilty and is awaiting trial. >> they pick me up and took me to newark police, now im fighting a homicide case. not ...

Coming up. >> inmate guzman and inmate tovar both have court today. >> daniela guzman and rafael tovar face the judge and each other. and -- >> hes very dangerous. one of our more violent, aggressive inmates. >> they know me. they know im going to go off on them. ♪ you dont like my lasagna? no, its good. -hmm. -oh. huh. [ both laugh ] here, blow. blow on it. you see it, right? is there a draft in here? im telling you, its so easy to get home insurance on progressive.com. progressive cant save ...

>> it was just a big burden on my shoulder, really. you know? knowing you took somebodys life. you didnt want to take their life. my intentions were not to take his life, they were just to beat him up, whatever. >> how did io wrt go sg if you were only going to beat this guy up? >> when i grabbed the kitchen knife, thats how it went so wrong. i should have never grabbed it, you know. >> tovar, who has prior convictions for crimes including auto theft, gun and drug possession, is also an admitted...

Though she says she admitted to police her role in the murder of justy afoa, guzman entered a not guilty plea shortly after her arraignment and now the case will go to trial. >> hey, i was wondering if i can come get tovar thats in c-5. >> guzmans brother, rafael tovar, also says he admitted to police that he helped stab afoa to death. but now he too has entered a not guilty plea. >> ill go downstairs and grab tovar downstairs and bring him up. >> all right. well just be right here. >> we wanted...