LOS ANGELES – A court hearing was postponed Monday for a 20-year-old man charged with killing a 62-year-old man after an alleged road rage incident in Palmdale last year, authorities said.
Cody Allen Davis was scheduled for a pretrial hearing in a Los Angeles courtroom that was continued to May 21, according to Sarah Ardalani of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Davis is charged with murder in connection with the death of 62-year-old Alberto Delpino, Ardalani said.
Delpino died Jan. 28, 2014 in Antelope Valley Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit as a result of multiple blunt force injuries.
The Palmdale resident was allegedly attacked in West Palmdale around 5 p.m. Jan. 25, 2014 after a road rage incident, according to sheriff’s officials.
“He accidentally cut this guy off and then the suspect began to follow him. He didn’t want the suspect to follow him home so he stopped at Vicker Way and O-8… [He] got out of the car to apologize and that’s when he was attacked,” Palmdale Community Relations deputy Jodi Wolfe told The AV Times last year.
Delpino went home after the alleged assault, but the 62-year-old was transported the next day to the hospital where he died of his injuries Jan. 28, 2014.
In the days following the alleged assault, Wolfe said detectives were looking for two white males, one thin and one heavyset, who were in a beige or tannish-colored truck.
An indictment returned by a grand jury Sept. 17, 2014, charged Davis with murder in connection with Delpino’s death, Ardalani said Monday. Davis is the only defendant charged with Delpino’s murder, Ardalani added.
LASD inmate records show Davis was arrested Sept. 25, 2014. He remains jailed in lieu of $1 million bail.
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alondra says
RIP to the victim. It doesn’t matter what your sex preference is you should not be killed by some low life that thinks he is the only one that fits in the road. Cody shall pay with a really long sentence. People like him shouldn’t be free they should stay in jail forever we don’t need people like this.
A Nanny Mouse says
Why hasn’t anyone stated the most consistent (and most likely true) rumor around town? This wasn’t just road rage. THIS WAS A GAY BASHING. Obviously, there was road rage involved, but the real trouble started when the gentleman began to speak to the perpetrators. All of these apologist posts are trying in their own, illiterate ways, to steer us clear from the fact that he was chased because he mistakenly cut another driver off, but he was killed because he was gay. I’m just sorry this wasn’t charged by the D.A. the way it should have been,:a murder one hate crime!
Steve says
I`m perplexed about something, how did these guys know Alberto was gay? Was there some history between them.
Just a question that’s been nagging at me.
May Alberto RIP.
Hp says
That guys an idiot…hope he gets life w/o parole!
Mike says
Hope this dirtbag gets life w/o parole. It’s getting so you can’t drive in the AV without some meth freak trying to run you off the road. Lock him up and throw away the key.
Ann says
LUKE 6:37, Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.
SHAME ON YOU for casting judgement when you weren’t even there. SHAME ON YOU for running with whatever you CHOOSE to read and not research.
This guy died 3 days later, have you researched drug use, AIDS, Heart problems?? Answer NO because you are above research you just sit there and judge.
I like to ask everyone who is judging here, If put in a situation when somenone is coming at you are you going to sit there and say ok or are you going to react? EXACTLY! you’re going to react because it is human instinct. Nobody can say what this Delpino was going to do or what happened because you weren’t there. He was 62 years old shouldn’t he of been older and wiser and drove safely in the first place and not confronted anyone in the first place??
Nancy P says
Ann, Ann, Ann. You need to practice what you preach. Really? When was the last time someone in the AV died from AIDS? Why would you say such a thing? (Sorry William, I have to repeat something you said earlier.) Ann, “what an amazingly arrogant statement to make.”
William says
@Nancy P
No problemo. That was me using one of ‘moll flanders’ own replies to me to reply back to her.
She’s the village scold here; never having anything useful to say. Never replying to the specific content of my comments, just stalking as is her customary wont. She does the same with others when I take a day or two off. Too funny.
So, using her own comments is a way to point out her own hypocrisy to her but I doubt she’ll get it. Will she still call me a ‘bully’ for replying with her own words, you ask? But, of course she will.
Occasionally, she’ll write something so artificially sweet it draws ants. But, we know what she’s really like. She just keeps revealing it.
I hope she replies to this comment. I can handle it and I always give back better than I receive, sometimes with humor. It drives her mad, MAD I tell ya.
4:13 says
Seriously? You quote Luke then judge in your last sentence. Here’s one for you from scripture… written in RED;
“You hypocrite, first take the plank from your own eye and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brothers eye.”
Mike says
You’re a true moron.
I shouldn’t judge but you suggest Mr. Delpino died of AIDS (an incredibly ignorant statement even for a toothless hillbilly like you). Why would you say that?
Maybe dirtbag Cody Davis following and tailgating Mr. Delpino in his meth fueled road rage and then beating him caused his death, not AIDS or heart disease.
Mike C says
Ann, you are sick in the head. If it was someone related to you that got beat to death I’m sure you would feel different. You need to be on psych meds you basket case.
Missy says
Ann you asked everyone not to judge as you sit there and judge the victim. Alex was a nice man and he is dead, your friend is still alive. So forgive me if I’m feeling a little bit judgmental.
Sarah says
Alberto (Alex as we knew him in Home Depot) was an awesome individual. Always full of life and happiness! I was devastated when I heard of his passing. He did not deserve this! I hope the jerk that did this gets life in jail. This was a heinous and cruel act because someone “cut you off.” My prayers with his family and his partner. Words cannot describe how awesome he was! Heaven has gained an AMAZING angel!
NancyGee says
Unfortunately, his partner passed away in November in Costa Rica. RIP Randy and Alex. I’ll miss you both very much
chris says
What did his pass away from? This is so tragic
kassandra says
wow this guy killed someone cause they accidently cut him off. He is a loser and probably on meth. now he will pay for his stupid choices he made im sure now he will have time to think that the whole world doesn’t revolve around him he needs to learn to share the road.
ASSUME says
always two sides to a story. Really why did Alex get out of the car, to say sorry? maybe it was self defense ? REMEMBER…. Fifth Amendment rights…
Because you are innocent until proven guilty, the prosecution must prove your guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. In other words, once all of the evidence against you is considered, no reasonable person should be able to question your guilt—otherwise, you cannot be found guilty.
AVMOM says
@ ASSUME Pleading the Fifth is a colloquial term for invoking the privilege that allows a witness to decline to answer questions that might incriminate him or her, without penalty or it counting against him or her.
Brittany says
I was thinking the same thing. Why did he pull over. That’s rule #1 don’t ever get out of ur car, especially if someone is following you. It’s a horrible crime and my condolences are to the victim and his family.
Sarah says
He got out of the car to apologize to the people. My coworker (who also knew him personally) was driving directly behind him when everything happened. She stated the guy was trying to run him off the road. He stopped to apologize and got beaten (to far to repair) bad enough die the next day. She had already called police and they were in route to where the chase(yes they chased Alberto while trying to run him off the road) was going on. They didn’t arrive in time and Albert was so shaken that he refused medical attention fearing they were going to track him home and further the damage. Otherwise he would have gone to the hospital. He wasn’t thinking not to get out of the car. He wanted to diffuse the situation.
ASSUME says
your Friend will have to tell it to the JURY, but until then………Still 2 sides……Fifth Amendment rights….
john miller says
Sarah, 1-Who is they according to your Friend statement they chased him. 2- I have yet to see your friend in court !
Tideland says
Innocent until proven guilty is a legal term for the courts and does not apply to public opinion. If we were on a jury or a witness in this case, that would be different.
Get Real says
One man is dead and the other didn’t have any injuries. That makes it pretty clear. No self-defense if Mr. Davis wasn’t injured.
This is murder due to cutting someone off. Stupid and not acceptable.
throwaway says
You are a moron. Go troll somewhere else. If this man was beaten so badly that he died, then this trash box is guilty. You must be a relative of the defendant
Palmdaleguy says
“ASSUME” is probably Brent Van, Kimberly Tentua, or Kennendi Herman. They are all over Facebook trying to defend this guy. Saying stupid [removed] like..”Cody would never start [removed] unless provoked.’ When keeping it real goes bad.