Case # 17NF0979
Date: April 27, 2017
MAN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR MURDERING HIS CHILDHOOD BEST FRIEND
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow for murdering his childhood best friend.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Maximum Sentence |
Court Date |
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Augustine Brady Godoy, 30, Salinas |
Sentencing Enhancement:
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26 years to life in state prison |
Arraignment
Santa Ana
Bail: $1 million |
Circumstances of the Case
- At the time of the crime, Godoy was living with Kamal Malouf and Malouf’s parents in their Anaheim home.
- On July 14, 2015, the defendant is accused of having a verbal disagreement over the phone with the victim, who was at work.
- When Malouf returned home, Godoy is accused of beating him to death and stabbing him in the head with a knife, then calling 911.
- When Anaheim Police Department (APD) officers arrived at the scene, the victim was found dead as a result of blunt force trauma to the head.
- Godoy is accused of being found in a nearby bedroom in the home.
APD investigated this case and arrested Godoy on April 6, 2017.
Prosecutor: Senior Deputy District Attorney Steve McGreevy, Homicide Unit