The manslaughter case against the owner of the Alpine Motel Apartments is on pause for a month, as more testimony is expected to continue in April.
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Former owner Adolfo Orozco and former building manager Malinda Mier face manslaughter and other felony charges in the 2019 Alpine Motel Apartments fire that killed six people.
When he was sentenced in a 2017 murder, the killer was ordered to pay $21,679 in restitution. But the victim’s family has yet to receive any restitution.
A 35-year-old man was sentenced to prison for pushing and fatally injuring an El Cortez security guard in 2021.
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