EX-CONS SPOKE OF SLAYING, SAY COPS TWO MEN IN JAIL IN SENIOR'S KILLING.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - Two ex-convicts in custody in the slaying of a 75-year-old Littlerock man, who was beaten and bound in his home, had talked about the killing to others, officials said. Authorities linked Ronnie Johnson, 28, and Ernest Scott, 25, to the Oct. 10 slaying of Charles Trice through statements of witnesses. ``They made statements that connected them to this crime,'' Deputy District Attorney Hayden Zacky said. Zacky declined to comment on the motive for the slaying. He wasn't sure if the victim knew his killers but said he didn't think it was a random crime, ``but those parts of the investigation are still ongoing,'' he added. Johnson has been charged in murder, carjacking The criminal taking of a motor vehicle from its driver by force, violence, or intimidation. The u.s. justice department categorizes the crime of carjacking as a "completed or attempted Robbery of a motor vehicle by a stranger and robbery. His arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted on the charges Thursday was put over until May 12. He was being held without bail. ``They took items from the house at the time of the murder and also took his vehicle,'' Zacky said. Scott, who also was being held without bail, has not been charged, but Zacky said he would be filing charges soon. ``I think charges will be filed in the near future. Since he's being held on a parole parole (pərōl`), in criminal law, release from prison of a convict before the expiration of his term on condition that his activities be restricted and that he report regularly to an officer. violation and not going anywhere, the detective is finishing other parts of his investigation,'' Zacky said. Detectives said they also want to talk to Scott about a second slaying, which they declined to identify. Scott was arrested Thursday after eluding e·lude tr.v. e·lud·ed, e·lud·ing, e·ludes 1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill: The suspect continues to elude the police. 2. deputies for nearly an hour while he hid in unsuspecting residents' back yards in east Lancaster. Scott had served time in the California Youth Authority and in 2000 was sent to state prison for an attempted robbery in Long Beach, state records show. He was released on parole in May 2003. Johnson was arrested early Tuesday on an unrelated drug offense and then later booked on the murder charge, records show. Johnson was sentenced to four years in prison in 1995 after being convicted of attempted robbery in an Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley case. In 1999 he was convicted of forging a driver's license Noun 1. driver's license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle driver's licence, driving licence, driving license license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something or identification and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison. He was discharged from parole in April 2002. Trice died in the home, where he lived alone, in the 9200 block of East Avenue R-10. His body, bound in duct tape duct tape n. A usually silver adhesive tape made of cloth mesh coated with a waterproof material, originally designed for sealing heating and air-conditioning ducts. Noun 1. , was found on the living- room floor by his daughter, who came to pick him up for an appointment. Trice had been struck on the head. A coroner's report indicated the cause of death was asphyxiation asphyxiation /as·phyx·i·a·tion/ (as-fix?e-a´shun) suffocation; the stoppage of respiration. Asphyxiation Oxygen starvation of tissues. with a secondary cause listed as neck compression. Homicide homicide (hŏm`əsīd), in law, the taking of human life. Homicides that are neither justifiable nor excusable are considered crimes. A criminal homicide committed with malice is known as murder, otherwise it is called manslaughter. investigators were filing the murder case against Johnson with prosecutors Thursday when they received a tip that Scott was staying at a home in a neighborhood near Avenue I and 30th Street East. When deputies went there, Scott spotted them and ran, jumping fences "Jumping Fences" is a 1998 single by The Olivia Tremor Control. Track Listing
Deputies surrounded the areas and began searching yard-to-yard for Scott. He was spotted hiding behind a backyard fence but wouldn't give himself up when ordered to do so, deputies said. Believing that Scott was armed, a deputy fired a warning shot and Scott immediately gave up, deputies said. He was taken into custody without further incident. Police dogs and dozens of deputies searched yards and a field for a pistol Scott was believed to have been carrying. The gun was found in the field. Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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