Agnelli
People v. Agnelli
Opinion
Opinion
BACKGROUND
Agnelli was charged with using an electronic tracking device (§ 637.7, subd. (a)) (Count One), attempting to dissuade a witness from testifying (§ 136.1, subd. (a)(2)) (Count Two), and violating a protective order (§ 166, subd. (c)(1)) (Count Three). The victim initiated divorce proceedings against Agnelli in October 2016. They have a son, who is five years old. On April 8, 2017 around 1:00 p.m., the victim, her son, and a friend visited Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes. The victim drove the three of them in her Nissan Altima. She and Agnelli are co-registered owners of this vehicle, but she testified that she was making payments on this vehicle. The victim did not inform Agnelli she was going to the resort, and she did not believe anyone would have communicated to Agnelli her plans to be there. At the resort, the victim saw Agnelli walking behind them at a distance of about one-and-a-half length of a courtroom. She made eye contact with Agnelli, he turned away, and he started “running back” towards the parking lot. The victim was surprised and “freaked out” by Agnelli’s presence. She saw Agnelli’s vehicle, a black Mercedes, in the parking lot. The victim…