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Suspect In Cold Case Dies Awaiting Trial
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Shown in this photo following his arrest in late 2020, suspect Jesus Emilio Baraza Valdez, awaiting trial in the 1979 shooting of local bar owner Joseph Rocha, owner/operator of the former Rocha’s 120 Club near Escalon, has died in San Joaquin County Jail, officially bringing the case to a close. Photo Courtesy San Joaquin County Sheriff
After spending more than a year in the San Joaquin County Jail awaiting trial in connection with a 1979 homicide case in Escalon, suspect Jesus Emilio Baraza Valdez died there in January.