{"id":2070,"date":"2026-05-15T17:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/rosemont-man-convicted-in-2023-rancho-cordova-light-rail-stabbing-death\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T17:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:32:02","slug":"rosemont-man-convicted-in-2023-rancho-cordova-light-rail-stabbing-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/rosemont-man-convicted-in-2023-rancho-cordova-light-rail-stabbing-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosemont man convicted in 2023 Rancho Cordova light rail stabbing death"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A Rosemont man faces 31 years to life in prison after a Sacramento Superior Court jury convicted him Thursday of second-degree murder in a fatal stabbing at a Rancho Cordova light rail station nearly three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/sacramento-rt-expands-wheelchair-accessible-flex-service-to-saturdays-adds-hours-2\/\">Sacramento RT expands wheelchair-accessible Flex service to Saturdays, adds hours<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Roderick Earl Sowells, 59, was convicted in the Aug. 12, 2023, killing of David Marcus Jones, 29, of West Sacramento, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said Sowells got into an altercation with Jones\u2019 friend after exiting a light rail train at a station along Folsom Boulevard. 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