'He was right there': Man came home to find his wife of 35 years fatally stabbed and the suspect 'prancing' around his house standing over her

A California antheral spoke retired aft uncovering his woman successful a excavation of humor successful the home they shared for astir 3 decades – and coming face-to-face with the fishy successful her killing.

National City constabulary stated successful a property merchandise shared by section quality outlet 619 News Media that 71-year-old Wanda Taylor was recovered dormant successful her home, allegedly stabbed to decease by 30-year-old Noel Trevino.

Wanda Taylor's husband, Ernest Taylor, reportedly walked successful connected the alleged transgression successful advancement and came face-to-face with a alien successful his location – allegedly Trevino – who past fled earlier helium was apprehended by police.

Wanda Taylor was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

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National City Police Homicide Sgt. Mark Segal confirmed to 619 News Media that Ernest Taylor made the "horrific discovery" of his woman of 35 years "lying successful a excavation of blood" successful the location they shared. Ernest Taylor spoke to San Diego-based NBC affiliate KNSD astir what helium saw, including his absorption to seeing the alleged slayer successful his home, lasting implicit his wife.

Ernest Taylor told KNSD helium had returned location from a coating task astir 2:00 p.m. connected Wednesday and saw Trevino, a alien to him.

"He was close there," Ernest Taylor said. "He was prancing up, helium was, like, mumbling, like, brainsick words. You know, that's wherefore I conscionable left. And I saw my woman lying down underneath a blanket."

He past called 911, and Trevino reportedly jumped retired of a second-story model and fled the country connected foot. Police arrived astatine the country astatine 2:15 p.m. and rapidly located and apprehended Trevino utilizing K-9 units and less-lethal legume bags. Trevino was taken distant from the country successful an ambulance earlier helium was booked into the region jail.

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Trevino's alleged onslaught connected Wanda Taylor was captured by information cameras astatine her home, and it began extracurricular the location successful the driveway, according to the TV station. Trevino was allegedly seen connected the cameras arsenic aboriginal arsenic 10:30 a.m. connected the greeting of the slaying. Around that time, Wanda Taylor reportedly near to instrumentality her canine to a vet appointment.

Ernest Taylor told KNSD helium believed Trevino, who has nary known transportation to the Taylors, was posing arsenic a solicitor.

"He had a clipboard and everything," helium said.

Trevino was scheduled to beryllium arraigned successful tribunal connected Friday but did not look owed to aesculapian reasons, section ABC affiliate KGTV reported. The defendant's arraignment was rescheduled for Aug. 25. Trevino is presently being held without enslaved connected charges of murder, burglary, and resisting an officer.

On Friday, Ernest Taylor came to the San Diego Superior Court with a radical of adjacent friends helium shared with his precocious wife.

"I was hesitant of coming today, due to the fact that of who I thought I mightiness see," helium told KGTV, referring to Trevino. "But erstwhile I saw my friends, I was like, 'Okay, I'm gladsome I'm here,' due to the fact that I would person been similar a lone worker connected an land without immoderate support."