People v. Evansco CA3

I. BACKGROUND

In October 2020, defendant was at his girlfriend’s house when they got into an argument. The girlfriend called her adult son and said defendant was “being crazy” and breaking things in the house. Distraught, the girlfriend left and met up with her son at his home nearby. The girlfriend continued to argue with defendant over the phone, and she

1 asked him to leave her home because her son was coming over. Defendant threatened to kill the son. The son decided to go to his mother’s home and ask defendant to leave, and his mother and his girlfriend decided to come too. Fearing the situation might become violent, the son also asked his three roommates to join him, and he brought a baseball bat “just in case.” His roommates also brought baseball bats. When they arrived, the son saw defendant’s car still parked outside. Upset, the son used his baseball bat to break off the side-view mirror. The son and his three roommates went inside the home and found flour and coffee creamer all over the floor and a television lying on the floor. Defendant tried to explain himself, but the son told defendant to leave. Defendant grabbed some of his stuff and went outside. When defendant…