People v. Calderon CA4/1

I.

BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL FACTS

On April 2, 2016, at around 2:07 a.m., video footage from an AM/PM market captured Michael R. entering with Tyria K. Michael and Tyria had a short conversation at the cash register, after which Tyria left, and Michael followed. Tyria got into a white Chevrolet Suburban with a broken front driver’s window and left with the driver. Michael returned to the store, then left and walked through the lot. He was seen on video carrying a small folding knife with a brass knuckle. Tyria later told police she was at the AM/PM with Michael because he was supposed to withdraw $20 to pay an outstanding drug debt, but he did not withdraw the money, so she left.

Because the co-defendants share a surname, we use their first names for clarity. 2 Tyria and the driver went to the Terrace Motel, where she was staying with Karla A. When Tyria arrived at the Terrace Motel, she told Karla that Michael had pulled a knife on her; he had never done anything like that before. Michael arrived at the Terrace Motel on foot, between 12 and 20 minutes after Tyria. Karla and Tyria let him in their room on the condition that he would give up his knife; he had already…