Las Colinas Files: Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder

A Chula Vista woman accused of stabbing an acquaintance while trying to rob him at his East County home pleaded not guilty Monday to an attempted murder charge.

Lymarie Rodriguez was ordered held on $200,000 bail.

The defendant allegedly attacked the man in the 1600 block of Buckeye Drive in El Cajon about 2 a.m. last Thursday. Patrol officers responding to a report of a disturbance at the house found the victim, whose name was not released, suffering from severe wounds, Lt. Frank La Haye said.

Rodriguez, 29, was treated at a hospital for treatment of non-life- threatening injuries suffered in the alleged assault. Upon her release from medical care, she was booked into Las Colinas women's jail in Santee.

Witnesses told investigators the violence had erupted after Rodriguez attempted to rob the victim, the lieutenant said.

In addition to attempted murder, the defendant faces allegations that she personally used a deadly weapon in the attack and caused great bodily injury to the victim, said Deputy District Attorney Nicole Roth.

Rodriguez faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted. She will be back in court July 26 for a readiness conference and July 29 for a preliminary hearing.

-City News Service