Crime

Trial rescheduled in Modesto restaurant murder

Bee Staff Reports
Modesto Police officers work the scene of a homicide in May 2011 at China Gourmet restaurant in Century Center in Modesto.
Modesto Police officers work the scene of a homicide in May 2011 at China Gourmet restaurant in Century Center in Modesto. Joan Barnett Lee jlee@modbee.com

A judge has rescheduled a trial to start April 13 for a Modesto man accused of bludgeoning his boss to death with a meat cleaver three years ago.

Zhi Jian Mei, 32, is accused of killing Wing Ming Chan, 47, of Modesto. Mei has been charged with murder and robbery along with enhancements of using a deadly weapon during the crimes.

Chan’s death occurred sometime after 9 p.m. May 4, 2011, at his restaurant, China Gourmet, in the Century Center shopping plaza on Oakdale Road in Modesto.

The trial is expected to last about two to three weeks. The judge also scheduled Mei to return to court March 24 for a pretrial hearing.

The defendant remains in custody at the Stanislaus County Jail.

This story was originally published November 18, 2014 at 3:14 PM with the headline "Trial rescheduled in Modesto restaurant murder."

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