Overview
- Prosecutors say the June 20 incident in Glendale ended when the suspect allegedly drove over an elderly woman while fleeing with her purse and the victim later died in hospital.
- Investigators used Real Time Crime Center video that showed a dark red sedan and crime‑scene details such as tire marks to identify, locate and arrest the defendant.
- Authorities say the suspect followed a separate elderly victim days earlier after an ATM withdrawal, pushed her, took her purse containing cash and vital medication, and later discarded the items.
- The defendant is charged with first‑degree murder and robbery in the fatal case and faces a separate robbery charge; a judge set $1.25 million cash‑only bail with mandatory electronic monitoring and $50,000 cash in the other case.
- The cases remain in the pretrial phase with return hearings scheduled for later this month and no conviction yet, raising local concerns about the safety of vulnerable older residents.