Man arrested at South Lake Tahoe cabin expected to plead guilty to kidnapping
Submitted by paula on Wed, 09/28/2016 - 9:39pm
A former U.S. Marine is expected to plead guilty to kidnapping on Thursday morning in a bizarre case that led to a lawsuit against Vallejo police for falsely accusing the two victims of faking their own abduction, according to court filings.
Officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of California filed a memorandum for an inquiry into the mental health of Matthew Muller to ensure he understands the proceedings before changing his plea. He is scheduled to return to court in Sacramento at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Muller was indicted last year for assaulting a Vallejo woman and her boyfriend in their Mare Island home as they slept on March 23, 2015.
Dublin police tracked Muller through a cellphone he left behind at the robbery scene, and the FBI connected him to the Vallejo kidnapping through evidence found at Muller's mother's home in South Lake Tahoe. He was arrested on June 8, 2015 at the Tahoe home after baracading himself inside.
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