Perez

I. BACKGROUND

Perez and Fuller dated from December 2018 to May 2019. Sanchez also started dating Fuller in December 2018. He considered himself to be cohabiting with her as of April 2019. According to Fuller, she sent a message to Perez on June 1, 2019, stating that she no longer wished to have a relationship with him, but on that day and on several other occasions Perez showed up at her house unannounced and uninvited. According to Perez, he was the one who ended their relationship. The morning of June 15, 2019, however, Perez went to Fuller’s house in unincorporated Los Gatos. Fuller was out for a bike ride, but Sanchez was at home. Sanchez did not answer Perez’s knock but saw Perez drive away in a “unique car” that matched what Fuller had previously described for him. When Sanchez was unable to reach Fuller to warn her Perez was in the area, Sanchez drove around the neighborhood in hopes of warning her in person. While doing so, Sanchez spotted Perez. Because 20 to 30 minutes had passed since Perez had knocked at Fuller’s door, Perez’s continued presence in the neighborhood heightened Sanchez’s concerns. Sanchez therefore followed Perez and, at a stop sign, left his car…