Mendoza, 20, was arrested on Monday on the California-Mexico border, whereas making an attempt to re-enter the USA, and charged with 18-year-old DiNapoli’s homicide. The arrest got here one week after Marissa was reported lacking by her household, when she did not report back to work.

Video obtained by KSBW Motion Information exhibits DiNapoli and Mendoza leaving the house the place he rented a room on June 29. There isn’t any audio within the footage, however the legal criticism for Mendoza shares further particulars on what’s allegedly occurring within the clip.

“Marissa and Martin have been strolling down the steps collectively whereas Martin was confronting her about contacting her ex-boyfriend,” the criticism says, per Legislation&Crime. “Marissa’s facial features was visibly apprehensive within the video footage.”

That was the final time anybody noticed her.

In response to a timeline resulting in Mendoza’s arrest from the Santa Clara County District Lawyer’s Workplace, by way of KSBW and Legislation&Crime, DiNapoli had texted her dad and mom on June 28, saying she could be staying at a good friend’s that evening and return dwelling the next night.

After DiNapoli and Mendoza left the house the morning of the twenty ninth, each their cell telephones have been allegedly pinged about quarter-hour later at Anderson Lake in Morgan Hill — the place her physique would ultimately be discovered. Their telephones then started transferring away from the realm, earlier than DiNapoli’s stopped reporting any exercise shortly after.

She then failed to indicate as much as work for her shift at Starbucks, earlier than her household reported her lacking the next day, on June 30. Her car was later discovered close to Mendoza’s dwelling, earlier than his car, on July 1, was seen crossing the border into Mexico.

DiNapoli’s physique was then discovered the following day, with “5 stab wounds to her again,” per the criticism. The sufferer’s household later advised authorities “that there have been a number of prior unreported incidents of home violence the place Martin bodily assaulted Marissa.”

Mendoza was arrested on July 6, as he tried to re-enter the States, earlier than he was charged with with homicide dedicated with the usage of a lethal weapon, with circumstances in aggravation together with nice bodily harm (GBI), being armed or utilizing a weapon, focusing on a weak sufferer, and making the most of a place of belief.

He is being held at Santa Clara County Important Jail with out bond. His plea listening to is reportedly scheduled for September 9.