Trial Begins for Man Charged With Fatally Shooting Couple in Santa Ana

Trial Begins for Man Charged With Fatally Shooting Couple in Santa Ana

A 47-year-old man gunned down a man and his girlfriend in their mobile home for no reason in Santa Ana and then returned to burn down the residence, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday, while the defendant’s attorney said police did “sloppy” work on the case and got the wrong suspect. Jason Blanchard is charged with two counts of murder and single counts each of arson and possession of a gun by a felon, all felonies. He also faces special-circumsta…