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Calabasas Man Charged in Student's Slaying Faces Robbery Charges

Jason Alejandro Schumann and girlfriend Elizabeth Ibarra face robbery charges stemming from a Dec. 29 incident.

A Calabasas man charged with murder last month in the shooting death of a popular El Camino Real High School student and soccer goalie was to appear in court Wednesday, along with his girlfriend, in connection with an unrelated armed robbery.

Jason Alejandro Schumann, 24, and 19-year-old Elizabeth Ibarra were scheduled to be arraigned in Van Nuys Superior Court on one count each of second-degree robbery for allegedly taking a man's cellphone behind a San Fernando Valley market on Dec. 29, according to the district attorney's office.

The criminal complaint alleges that Schumann used a handgun during the commission of the robbery.

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Schumann is also awaiting arraignment on a murder charge stemming from the Jan. 11 slaying of 17-year-old Francisco "Pancho" Rodriguez, who was killed in front of his home in the 6900 block of Cozycroft Avenue in Winnetka.

Rodriguez had returned home from a soccer game during which El Camino Real played Taft High School to a scoreless tie. Police said a red-haired woman or girl knocked on the family's door at about 6 p.m. and asked for the teen by name.

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When he went outside, he was shot to death. Ibarra is also a suspect in the slaying, but has not been charged with that crime, according to the district attorney's office. She has been jailed on an alleged probation violation.

While announcing the arrests last month, Los Angeles police Deputy Chief Jorge Villegas declined to give a motive for the killing, saying only, "We believe it was personally motivated." He said the shooting was not believed to be gang-related.

Police sources told the Daily News and Los Angeles Times that Rodriguez may have been in a love triangle, becoming involved with a woman who had a jealous male friend.

The deputy chief said investigators were led to the suspects by anonymous tips and help from the victim's family, Los Angeles School Police and Los Angeles Unified School District officials.

A 15-member LAPD task force made the arrests after tracking down the green Ford Explorer witnesses reportedly saw fleeing the slaying scene, according to the Times.

"This case is far from being over," Villegas said last month. "There's a specific anonymous tip that came to us, and we need that person to come forward, identify himself or herself, and provide us with additional information that we need to further solidify this case."

Schumann and Ibarra "have extensive rap sheets and both are currently on probation," Villegas said.

Schumann's criminal history includes assault with a deadly weapon, battery, drug charges and forgery, while Ibarra's history includes forgery, battery on police officer, resisting arrest and identity theft.

—City News Service

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