A man accused of stabbing a stranger more than 20 times at Otay Valley Regional Park was ordered Tuesday to stand trial for murder.

Milton Zuzun Tax is charged with the January 2023 killing of Jose Gonzalez, 49, who lived near the park where his body was discovered.

The victim’s body was found on the morning of Jan. 29, 2023, shortly after his family reported him missing.

Tax, who was 18 years old at the time of the fatal stabbing, was staying at a nearby residence around the time of Gonzalez’s death.

According to testimony from a preliminary hearing, Tax was staying at a townhouse with a man and woman who were considering offering him a job at their business.

The woman testified that while Tax was staying at their home, she noticed several kitchen knives had gone missing, though she

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