Solis’ information arraignment scheduled

Former restaurateur Luis Solis Delgado, 45, of Idyllwild, had his case dismissed last week but remains in the Southwest Detention Center on $5 million bail with the District Attorney’s (DA) Office filing a new case against him.

DA Public Information Specialist Brooke Beare said the deputy DA on the case told her “there was an issue with the availability of witnesses, so the case was refiled. The prelim[inary hearing] is currently set for 8/28 …” At the preliminary hearing Monday, an information arraignment was scheduled for Sept. 11. This is where the judge tells the defendant the charges, their constitutional rights and if they can’t afford an attorney, the court will appoint one, typically a public defender, free of charge.

Solis was charged with eight felony sex charges involving two minor female children beginning in August 2015 and ending Wednesday, April 26, 2023, the day before he was arrested. He pleaded not guilty to all eight felony charges. He faces life imprisonment if found guilty.