PEREZ TESTIFIES ON OWN BEHALF; WANTED TO KILL SELF, SAYS TRIAL DEFENDANT.Byline: Mary Schubert Daily News Staff Writer The disintegration of his marriage sent Baudilio Perez into a suicidal tailspin tail·spin n. 1. The rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep, spiral spin. 2. Informal A loss of emotional control sometimes resulting in emotional collapse. that culminated with the accidental shooting death of his estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. wife's boyfriend, the accused testified on Wednesday. Perez, charged with murder in connection with the March 11, 1997, death of John Thompson John Thompson is the name of: Academics
Business figuresOn the day of the shooting, Perez left his job to pick up a gun from his parents' house. Then he went looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. Angela, from whom he had been separated since April 4, 1996, Perez testified. His estranged wife wasn't at her parents' home, so he headed to the Atwood Boulevard house that she and Thompson had recently purchased, Perez said during an afternoon of questioning from defense attorney Henry Salcido. ``I was going to shoot myself inside the house, right there in front of her . . . to show her how much I still cared for her,'' Perez said. Why did he want to do that? Salcido asked. ``I guess to make her feel guilty about what she put me through,'' the defendant explained. ``I told her a long time ago that I was never going to be with another woman.'' Thompson, 33, and Angela Perez met as deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. . She still works at the Pitchess Detention Center A detention center or a detention centre is any location used for detention. Specifically, it can mean:
``Did you intend to hurt, shoot or kill John Thompson?'' Salcido asked. ``No,'' Perez answered. ``My intent to go in that house was to kill myself, not for him to get hurt.'' He recalled being shocked when he saw Thompson lying mortally wounded in the kitchen. ``It wasn't supposed to be that way. I was supposed to be the one on the ground,'' Perez said. ``I'm sorry it happened. I'm sorry for whatever pain it brought to the family,'' he added. Thompson's brother, mother and other relatives have been in court throughout the trial. The murder trial in North Valley Superior Court began March 8, and Perez is scheduled to continue his testimony when court resumes Monday. Salcido questioned Perez, 33, at a steady clip that slowed periodically when the defendant grew emotional trying to discuss his love for his daughters, his shame over a lifelong struggle with illiteracy illiteracy, inability to meet a certain minimum criterion of reading and writing skill. Definition of Illiteracy The exact nature of the criterion varies, so that illiteracy must be defined in each case before the term can be used in a meaningful , the hurt he felt when his wife left him, the pain of never knowing his biological father and of growing up with a stepfather step·fa·ther n. The husband of one's mother and not one's natural father. stepfather Noun a man who has married one's mother after the death or divorce of one's father Noun 1. who drank and directed his anger at Perez. Salcido, in his questions to Perez, elicited testimony that painted a picture of a man who was devoted to his wife and two daughters but became disillusioned dis·il·lu·sion tr.v. dis·il·lu·sioned, dis·il·lu·sion·ing, dis·il·lu·sions To free or deprive of illusion. n. 1. The act of disenchanting. 2. The condition or fact of being disenchanted. when Angela Perez began to stay out late, lose her patience with the children, distance herself from the marriage and fall behind on household bills after she joined the Sheriff's Department. Perez said he also was disturbed to find ATM withdrawals made far from their Canyon Country home and a bill for a hotel that led him to suspect his wife was having an affair. ``It tore my life apart - losing everything that I cared for, losing everything I loved,'' he said. ``There was a big empty feeling.'' |
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