The court document was filed before bail arguments Monday in San Luis Obispo Superior Court when the father and son were arraigned. It was first reported by The Tribune, and a reporter posted snippets of documents on Twitter.
Defense lawyers have criticized the evidence used to arrest both men last week. Attorney Harold Mesick said Monday that the evidence against the father was “so minimal as to shock the conscience.”
The document said investigators at the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department had biological evidence indicating Smart was once buried under Ruben Flores’ deck behind his home in nearby Arroyo Grande.
Ruben Flores released from jail after having bail amount reduced
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - The father of the man charged in the murder of Kristin Smart had his bail amount reduced Wednesday and was released from jail that night.
Ruben Flores, the father of Paul Flores, appeared in San Luis Obispo Superior Court via video Wednesday afternoon. Flores, who is charged with being an accessory to Smart s murder, had his bail amount reduced from $250,000 to $50,000.
Ruben Flores was released on bail at around 11 p.m. Wednesday. His ex-wife, Susan Flores, showed up to the San Luis Obispo County Jail about an hour before.
A California college student missing for nearly 25 years was once buried in the backyard of the home owned by the murder suspect’s father, authorities said in.
Kristin Smart s Body Was Recently Moved From Yard of Suspect s Father: Court Doc The body of Kristin Smart, which has never been found, was recently moved from the home of Ruben Flores, a prosecutor says, according to a document filed Monday
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A California college student missing for nearly 25 years was once buried in the backyard of the home owned by the murder suspect’s father, authorities said in a court document.
The body of Kristin Smart, which has never been found, was recently moved from the home of Ruben Flores, a prosecutor said, according to a document filed Monday. The information was part of a bail opposition motion filed by prosecutors who said the father of suspect Paul Flores should not be released because he would constitute an immediate risk to public safety.