15-year-old to be charged as adult in Porterville murder case

Tuesday, August 4, 2015
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A teenager accused of helping murder his cousin in Porterville will be charged as an adult.

The Tulare County District Attorney's Office says 15-year-old Daniel Patrick Hernandez helped kill 36-year-old Frank Baca -- who was stabbed to death on July 26th.
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Police say they found Hernandez hiding out in Bakersfield. He is now in the Tulare County Juvenile Detention facility.

Another one of Baca's cousin, 39-year-old Patrick Baca Junior, was arrested for the murder the same day.
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