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Alvin Ruis Gets Mistrial After Hung Jury in Murder Case

8/22/2026

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Alvin Ruis received a mistrial after a hung jury on his murder charge.
Ruis had choked his cellmate, Brandon Yates, to death in a San Diego County jail on Jan. 16, 2024.
A hearing on Ruis’s new trial is scheduled for Nov. 10.
Steven Gress pleaded guilty to kidnapping and first-degree murder of 16-year-old Miranda Corsette.
Police said Corsette was lured via Grindr on Feb. 14, 2025, then beaten, abused and killed.

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Alvin Ruis received a mistrial after a hung jury on his murder charge.
Ruis had choked his cellmate, Brandon Yates, to death in a San Diego County jail on Jan. 16, 2024.
A hearing on Ruis’s new trial is scheduled for Nov. 10.
Steven Gress pleaded guilty to kidnapping and first-degree murder of 16-year-old Miranda Corsette.
Police said Corsette was lured via Grindr on Feb. 14, 2025, then beaten, abused and killed.