Man held in Salinas doctor slaying flashes note in court

Court officers admonished a 27-year-old Las Vegas man for flashing a note while standing before a judge on murder and conspiracy charges for the killing of a Salinas doctor.

Jon Logan Kennison on Friday acknowledged the charges against him while the judge scheduled him to appear with two other defendants, Kelsey Turner and Diana Pena June 3 for a preliminary hearing of evidence in the slaying of 71-year-old psychiatrist Thomas Burchard.

Kennison’s public defender, Ryan Bashor, didn’t immediately respond to messages about the note in Kennison’s hand which read “Love U Lil Mama.”

Communication between detainees and spectators in the courtroom is prohibited.