People v. Patterson CA2/3

I. Facts

A. Prosecution Case 1. June 4, 2022 incident Patterson and Jannel L. were in a dating relationship that began in 2019 and ended in April of 2021. He is the father of Jannel L.’s daughter who was born in October of 2020. Toward the end of the relationship, Patterson was violent toward Jannel L. Based on these acts of domestic violence, she sought a restraining order against him. After 11:00 p.m. on June 4, 2022, Jannel L. drove to buy cigarettes at a store on Slauson and Figueroa in Los Angeles. She was driving her white Kia Forte. Jannel L. left the windows open on the driver’s and passenger’s sides when she exited her car to go into the store. After exiting the store, Jannel L. heard someone calling her name and saw that it was Patterson. She entered her car and

2 began driving out of the parking lot. Patterson jumped into Jannel L.’s car through the front driver’s side window. Patterson demanded the car from Jannel L. He threatened to harm her. He said he would kill Jannel L. and would also kill himself. Patterson said he did not care about Jannel L. or her children, or the restraining order she was intending to obtain against him. While Jannel L. was driving,…