People v. Weimer CA3

BACKGROUND

In 2017, victim Greg Alberdi was retired but operating a side business out of his home buying items and selling them on eBay. Alberdi had eight cameras on the outside of his house. He often bought items from a small number of individuals who came to his home, including an individual named Denver Jenkins. On November 28 around 6:00 p.m., Jenkins arrived to sell items to Alberdi at his home. Alberdi indicated he did not want to buy Jenkins’s items, after which Jenkins became irritated and stated, “[s]ome day you’ll get yours.” Approximately two hours later, Alberdi heard a knock on his door, and upon checking the security camera monitor, saw two white men he did not recognize. When Alberdi did not answer the door, the two men left and returned several times. Alberdi noticed both men were wearing orange knit caps similar to the one Jenkins had been wearing earlier. Alberdi began to believe the shorter of the two men was Jenkins, so he cracked the door open, at which point the two men forced the door fully open, knocking Alberdi down. The taller man got on top of Alberdi and put a knife to his throat, at which point Alberdi got “a good look” at him. The taller man held…