Just two weeks after her arrest for attempted murder, a Yuba City woman pleaded no contest to luring a man to a near violent end, just to steal his money and wallet.
Isela Gradilla, 40, admitted in court through her public defender that she used a ruse to pick up Arturo Jauregui-Flores, 34, of Williams, and drove him to an area near Lonestar Road, in Arbuckle, on Oct. 11, where he was reportedly stabbed multiple times during the course of a robbery.
Misael Agraz Nunez, 43, of Williams, also appeared in Colusa County Superior Court on Monday, where he pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted first degree murder, second degree robbery, first degree burglary of an inhabited dwelling, and two special allegations for use of a deadly weapon. Nunez is also charged with bringing contraband into the Colusa County Jail,
Nunez was arrested on the attempted murder and other charges around 2 AM following a traffic stop on Oct. 15 near Freshwater Road in Williams. At the time of his arrest, Nunez was awaiting court proceedings stemming from June 3 charges for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also scheduled for trial on Dec. 2 stemming from two separate vandalism charges, which occurred in May, according to court records.
Gradilla also has a lengthy criminal history. Sutter County court records indicate convictions in 2013 for identity theft and burglary, and 2014 convictions for probation violations.
In 2012, Gradilla was arrested in Butte County in connection to a large identity theft ring, whose victims were largely elderly individuals, and eventually pleaded guilty to burglary and identity theft, according to court records.
In exchange for her plea on Monday to second degree robbery, the Colusa County District Attorney’s Office dismissed the remaining charges of attempted first degree murder, two special allegations of use of a deadly weapon, and first degree burglary of an inhabited building.
Gradilla is facing up to five years in prison when she is sentenced on Dec. 6.
Jaureguy-Flores was treated for non-life threatening stab wounds at an area hospital. ■