LOS ANGELES — A couple entered no contest pleas today for their roles in the fatal stabbing of a man in the parking lot of the Rose Bowl in 2018.<\/p>\n
Miguel Castaneda, 24, of Los Angeles entered the plea to one felony count of voluntary manslaughter and admitted using a knife as a deadly and dangerous weapon.<\/p>\n
Deputy District Attorney Christopher Stogel said co-defendant Valentina Rosales, 25, of Pasadena pleaded to one felony count of accessory after the fact.<\/p>\n
Sentencing for both is scheduled on March 4. Castaneda faces 12 years in state prison and Rosales faces four years in prison as a result of the pleas.<\/p>\n
Victim Demetrio Tapia Jr., 22, was stabbed to death during a fight with Castaneda on October 1, 2018, the prosecutor said. Rosales was present during the fight and drove Castaneda from the scene.<\/p>\n
Police said Tapia got into an argument with Castaneda on social media several days before the incident. The two met to settle their dispute and got into a physical fight, which led to the stabbing, Pasadena police said.<\/p>\n