Overview

• Judge Enrique Camarena denied defense motions to move the venue or summon jurors from across San Diego County for Larry Millete’s upcoming murder trial.
• The court found no clear evidence that South Bay jurors would be biased by extensive local publicity, including vigils and media coverage of the case.
• Defense attorneys had argued that community outreach and news reports had so permeated the region that a fair jury in Chula Vista was impossible.
• Prosecutors countered that most information cited by the media came from publicly filed court documents and provided no basis for presumed juror prejudice.
• Millete’s trial is set for late January 2026 at the South Bay courthouse, with proceedings expected to last about three months, and he faces up to 25 years to life in prison plus a weapons charge if convicted.