Tahoe murder suspect faces immigration trial
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Jose Rodiguez-Quezada
A Stateline murder case is taking a back seat to the defendant’s immigration case that will be heard in federal court.
Jose Rodriguez-Quezada, 44, is accused of fatally stabbing Kevin Edwards, 56, of Reno in October in a hotel room at the Hard Rock.
A jury on Sept. 25 is scheduled to begin hearing the deportation case of Rodriguez-Quezada, who is considered a transient.
October is likely to be the earliest he would be arraigned on the local charges.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report