EAGLE — Prosecutors say they have a video and a couple of witnesses to present during the preliminary hearing for a Texas man who allegedly tried to beat a female bartender to death during the early-morning hours of Monday, July 24.
Pedro Gonzalez, 34, remains in the Eagle County jail on $500,000 bond, charged with the attempted murder of Dita Richterova, who escaped death by fighting off her attacker, according to Eagle police.
“It appeared that if she had not escaped the violent, continuous and deliberate assault, she would have been killed,” said Gonzalez’ arrest affidavit.
Gonzalez was back in court Wednesday morning to request a preliminary hearing, which was scheduled for 9 a.m. Sept. 29 before District Court Judge Paul Dunkelman.
According to the arrest affidavit from the Eagle police, Gonzalez walked into the Brush Creek Saloon around midnight wearing red shorts, a black T-shirt and a Chicago White Sox baseball cap. He ordered several drinks and soon other patrons left the bar, leaving Gonzales alone with Richterova.
As she went into the kitchen in the back of the bar, Gonzalez allegedly followed her with a beer bottle and started beating the bartender on the left side of her head with it, his arrest affidavit said.
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