A Palm Springs man could face the death penalty for the murder of a 78-year-old woman in her Riverside home earlier this month. Sixto Jesus Garcia Pena, 19, has been charged in a home invasion robbery in which Denise Irene Wong was killed. Her body was found January 6th by Riverside police officers who were sent to her home on Manfield Street to check on her after family members became concerned about her welfare. Pena was arrested 3-days later in an attempted vehicle theft in Imperial County. (INT)

Story Date: January 20, 2021