Hearing delayed to November in AirTag homicide case

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A preliminary hearing for three men charged in the death of a woman who was shot after using an Apple AirTag to locate her stolen Dodge Hellcat was postponed Friday to Nov. 5.

David Tyrone Thompson, Giovanni Garcia-Viscarra and Joseph Bush IV are due in court that day for a hearing at which a judge will determine whether there’s enough evidence for the case to proceed. Further delays are possible.

Thompson, the accused shooter, is charged with murder, carjacking and vehicle theft. Garcia-Viscarra and Bush are charged with carjacking, vehicle theft and conspiracy.

The three were arrested in connection with the death of Victoria Anna Marie Hampton, 61, who was found wounded March 19, 2023, on Ginger Drive , north of White Lane and west of New Stine Road. She died April 1, 2023.

Police say Hampton tracked her stolen car to that location and was shot while confronting the defendants.

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