'I hope you die': Man chased down 3 sisters delivering papers because he thought they had his phone — but it was in another car the whole time, prosecutors say

News footage of Tevin Brandt successful tribunal (KGET).

A California antheral who is connected proceedings for second-degree execution is accused of chasing a radical of sisters successful his car, starring to a fatal crash.

Tevin Brandt, 33, is charged with 2 counts of second-degree murder, 2 counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and reckless driving successful transportation with a 2023 clang that killed 21-year-old Karime Duarte and 15-year-old Jennifer Duarte, some sisters. A 3rd sister, 26-year-old Diana Ponce, was injured but survived. Brandt's proceedings began Monday.

According to courtroom reporting by section NBC affiliate KGET, the 3 sisters were delivering newspapers successful Bakersfield, California, during the aboriginal greeting hours of March 4, 2023. In different portion of town, Brandt was finishing a nighttime of bar-hopping erstwhile helium realized his telephone was missing. His woman utilized an app to way it down, starring him to the Honda Accord carrying the 3 girls.

Gustavo Montoya, 31, besides went to the determination to hunt for the phone, joining Brandt and his now-former girlfriend. Montoya, an Uber driver, had fixed Brandt a thrust earlier that evening.

KGET reported that Brandt and Montoya got retired of their vehicles and confronted the sisters, who stayed successful their car, due to the fact that they believed the sisters had Brandt's phone. Police said the girls, who were confused by the accusation, drove away. Brandt and Montoya got backmost into their cars and allegedly began to pursuit aft the girls' Honda.

Police said a high-speed pursuit ensued, and the girls mislaid power of their car. The Honda Accord drove done a cul-de-sac, deed a ditch and rolled onto Highway 99, wherever the car was struck by a pickup motortruck and caught fire. Karime and Jennifer Duarte died astatine the scene. According to courtroom testimony, Brandt walked implicit to Ponce, the lone survivor, portion she was connected her hands and knees successful the thoroughfare and allegedly accused her of being a criminal.

Brandt allegedly told Ponce, "I anticipation you die." He past near with his girlfriend. According to police, Brandt aboriginal recovered his telephone successful a antithetic rideshare conveyance — wherever it had been the full time.

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Montoya pleaded nary contest successful October to vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and testified against Brandt astatine his trial. According to KGET, Montoya testified connected Thursday that helium saw Brandt bang connected the car model of the victims' Honda Accord. He aboriginal testified that Brandt "commanded" him to travel the sisters earlier the pursuit started.

When Montoya was asked by the nationalist defender wherefore helium agreed to assistance Brandt, helium testified that Brandt "did connection a tip."

Montoya is scheduled to beryllium sentenced connected Dec. 16.

Brandt's proceedings continues connected Nov. 18.

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