People v. Brunson CA3

Filed 3/4/22 P. v. Brunson CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Amador) ----

THE PEOPLE, C084075

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. Nos. 15CR2344601, v. 15CR2344602)

BRIAN REED BRUNSON et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

A gathering of three acquaintances devolved into a robbery, beating and kidnapping. Myron Hughes planned to rent a room from defendant Brian Reed Brunson; defendant Lewis Angel Rhodes was another prospective tenant. After an evening of drinking and drugs, an altercation ensued with Brunson and Rhodes overpowering Hughes. The duo put Hughes in a car intending to dump his body somewhere, but had…