Kills 71 Year Old Woman
Drug Possession: Kills 71 year old woman
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Three men, including one already in custody, have been arrested on suspicion of killing an elderly woman during a robbery outside the Foods Co. grocery store on Haley Street. Maxamillon McDonald, 26, Lawrence Slaughter, 28, and Christopher Patterson, 19, were arrested Tuesday, according to Bakersfield police. Each faces possible charges of murder, robbery, conspiracy and participation in a criminal street gang. Guadalupe Ramos, 71, was attacked on August 19. An autopsy showed Ramos suffered emotion-precipitated sudden cardiac death, the coroner’s office said. She also suffered blows to her trunk and extremities. The coroner states the “manner of death is homicide.” Patterson is now identified by police as the man suspected of coming up behind Ramos, ripping a gold chain from her neck, and knocking her to the ground. Eyewitness News checked local court records and discovered Patterson has been arrested a number of times before. In several cases from 2011, records show Patterson was charged with attempted murder, shooting at a motor vehicle, participation in a gang, drunk driving and drug possession. “So, he has a rap sheet, a criminal history,” daughter Angelica Ramos said when a reporter told her about the court records. “So, this is nothing new, so he knows what he was doing.” She was near her mother when the attack happened, but her back was turned, and she didn’t get a clear look at the suspect. “He had an arm around Mama’s neck, and …
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