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id: aca195f1da
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-06 10:25 PST
updated: 2026-11-06 10:25 PST
status: reported
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# Man pleads not guilty to poisoning his Valley Center foster mother

Cedric Charles Von Ferdinand, accused of killing his foster mother and then forging documents to steal money from her accounts, pleaded not guilty at his Thursday afternoon arraignment on a murder charge at the Vista Courthouse.

Section: [Public Safety](/san-diego/section/safety.md) · Entities: none

## Coverage

- [The Coast News](https://thecoastnews.com/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-poisoning-his-valley-center-foster-mother/), 2026-11-06 10:25 PST: Man pleads not guilty to poisoning his Valley Center foster mother

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