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FACTS

Around noon on February 15, 2013, Jourdan Singleton and Kerry O’Brien were

travelling south on Reche Canyon Road. O’Brien was driving a pickup truck and

Singleton was riding in the passenger seat. They had come to a stop at the intersection

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2 with Topanga Court when they heard and then saw a light beige or gold Lincoln Town

Car approach from behind and pass them on the right traveling about 70 to 80 miles per

hour. The Lincoln went through the red light and drove out of view.

Singleton told O’Brien that if they saw that car again, they should take a picture of

the license plate and make a report.

Further along Reche Canyon Road, they did see the Lincoln again stopped in

traffic. The driver of the Lincoln, whom Singleton and O’Brien both identified as

defendant, flipped them off. Singleton and O’Brien returned the gesture as Singleton was

trying to take a picture with his phone. Defendant reached into the backseat and pulled

out a semiautomatic handgun, which he pointed at Singleton and O’Brien. O’Brien

testified that the passenger just “melt[ed] into the passenger seat” and she…