More than six months after a Corona woman was found stabbed to death in her home, her ex-boyfriend was charged with killing her.

Prosecutors on Tuesday, June 20, filed charges against 42-year-old Mark Aaron Brierley, court records show. Brierley is charged with murder in the death of 46-year-old Sharmon Intili, with the enhancements of lying in wait and burglary. Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin could choose to pursue the death penalty as punishment.

Brierley has not yet entered a plea for the charge, and is being held at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside without bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned July 11.

Intili’s brother, Brett Crawford, said he’s grateful that an arrest was made, but is preparing himself for what may be an emotionally draining trial.

“I don’t feel any closure from his arrest, and I probably never will because nothing will bring my sister back,” Crawford said during a phone interview Monday.

Court records show Brierley was arrested June 15 on a warrant pertaining to a different case. According to the arrest warrant, Brierley rented a pickup Dec. 8 but never returned it and stopped paying for it. Three months later, he had checked himself into a hospital, where Riverside police recovered the pickup. The officers found a loaded pistol with a removed serial number in the truck.

After Brierley was arrested, Corona Police Department officials announced that he was the suspect in the Nov. 23 slaying of Intili. Intili’s 17-year-old daughter found her dead in their home in the 1000 block of East Grand Boulevard the night before Thanksgiving.

Crawford said he knew Brierley while he and Intili were dating. Brierley has two young daughters, Crawford said, who he “feels horrible for.”

Crawford said detectives kept him informed throughout the investigation; and though the past six months have been tough for him, Intili’s two daughters, and Intili’s large group of close friends, he’s relieved that someone will be held accountable for her death.

“It has been difficult but I find that we’re very fortunate that we did have a suspect and that he has been arrested,” Crawford said. “What breaks my heart, in all honesty, is the families that never get any closure, and nobody’s ever caught.”