Kenneth Osako
The South San Francisco plumber arrested for fatally beating an acquaintance inside a South San Francisco gym in 2014 pleaded no contest Tuesday to second-degree murder, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
Kenneth Merton Osako, 46, faces up to 17 years to life in prison and a minimum of 15 years to life in prison, according to prosecutors.
Prosecutors contend on Sept. 17, 2014, Osako walked up to Diego Galindo, 44, from behind as he sat on an exercise machine in Bally Total Fitness on El Camino Real in South San Francisco.
Osaka allegedly struck Galindo in the head three to four times with an 18-inch metal bar commonly used to lift weights. The six to eight people nearby did not see any exchange between the two men before the incident but two days previous Galindo had jokingly asked Osako’s girlfriend to take a ride on his motorcycle, prosecutors said.
The two men knew each other through the gym.
After the attack, Osaka left the scene and Galindo was taken to San Francisco General Hospital where he died.
Osaka is due back in court April 25 for sentencing.
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