People v. Jones CA4/2

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Austin Blackcloud lived with his fiancée Sarah Erickson and four of their children

in an upstairs apartment in San Jacinto. In the early morning hours of November 21,

2012, he was playing video games with friend Steven Morris, when they heard someone

opening the door to Blackcloud’s truck. Blackcloud and Morris discovered the father of

the downstairs neighbor Angie pulling out the truck’s stereo. Blackcloud pulled him out

of the truck and pushed him to the ground. Angie’s father told Blackcloud he was going

All further statutory references are to the Penal Code.

2 to kill him. Morris stood over the father while Erickson called the police. Police officers

arrived and arrested the father.

Later that day, defendant confronted Blackcloud in the complex parking lot and

accused Blackcloud of parking in defendant’s “girlfriend’s” parking space.2 Blackcloud

told defendant that he only parked in his own assigned space and walked away.

That night, Erickson, Morris, and Blackcloud were on the apartment balcony

using a barbecue. Angie had a party going at the same time and a group of people

including defendant had gathered downstairs. Defendant looked up…