A murder suspect is expected to plead guilty on Oct. 19 in the stabbing death of his husband in 2020.
Daniel Scott Jordan, 46, has signed a plea agreement with the District Attorney’s office involving the death of Kevin Powell, 38, but the terms of the agreement are not yet public record.
Attorneys on both sides were ready to proceed with the guilty plea on Sept. 22 in El Cajon Superior Court, but the jail could not produce Jordan because he was in medical isolation due to COVID-19 exposure.
Powell was stabbed 50 times and was found in bed with a knife still in his body, according to Deputy District Attorney Eva Kilamyan. Two detectives made the discovery on Aug. 11, 2020, when they made a welfare check on him at his La Mesa home in the 4400 block of Carmen Drive where he lived with Jordan.
Jordan had fled to Nevada but was arrested in Reno and was extradited back to San Diego. He has not yet had a preliminary hearing.
Powell was a well-liked employee in the human resources department for the city of Chula Vista. He missed two online meetings on Oct. 11, 2020, during the pandemic, which is why detectives showed up at his home to do a welfare check.
Jordan remains in the George Bailey Detention Facility without bail.
