People v. Bell CA2/5

FACTS

Prosecution Evidence

Counts 15-

On the evening of August 23, 2012, Ivette Valenzuela and her children were getting into their car. Defendant threatened them with a gun. He demanded the car keys and Valenzuela’s purse. Valenzuela complied, the children got out of the car, and defendant drove away.

Counts 1-

Around 7:40 p.m. on August 24, 2012, Anthony Holguin and his friends Desiree Solis and Kenn Watanabe-Roland were driving in La Verne when Holguin saw defendant crash Valenzuela’s car into the curb. Holguin parked his car and walked approximately 20 yards to the crashed car to see if defendant was alright. Defendant got out of Valenzuela’s car, fired a gun that he held in his pocket, and walked toward Holguin’s car.3 Holguin yelled at his friends to run. Defendant climbed into the driver’s seat of Holguin’s car, brandished the gun, and ordered Solis and Watanabe-Roland to get out.

3 Defendant may have shot himself in the leg in the process.

3 They fled the vehicle. Defendant was unable to start the car because Holguin still had the keys. Holguin and his friends ran to a nearby police station.

Count

Defendant then went into the backyard of Randy Allison’s…