Ex-Power Ranger was released from jail after no charges were filed but, the district attorney requests a further investigation.
Former Power Ranger, Ricardo Medina Jr, who friends say fatally stabbed his roommate in self-defense was released from jail yesterday. But, the district attorney has requested a further investigation.
From ABC7:
No charges were filed on Tuesday against former Power Ranger, Ricardo Medina Jr., and the district attorney has requested further investigation from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
“I want to say I am very, very, very sorry for what occurred. I’m very happy to be out of jail and my heart goes out to the Sutter family. Thank you,” Medina said following his release.
The two men were involved in an argument, which turned into a fight. Medina told detectives that he had retreated to his bedroom with his girlfriend, but that Sutter barged in. Medina allegedly grabbed a sword that he kept by his bed and stabbed Sutter in the stomach.
“There simply aren’t facts here for a crime. It is a self-defense case. It’s been a self-defense case. You have an individual here that was the victim of a beating in the kitchen area before he went to the bedroom and closed and locked the door in order to secure himself from any continuing violence,” said Allen Bell, Medina’s attorney.
After Sutter collapsed, Medina called 911, stayed at the scene and waited for help. Sutter was taken to a hospital, where he later died, and Medina was booked on suspicion of murder at the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station.
Family members of the victim say that it was not self defense since, Medina was an expert at martial arts and photos of the crime scene show no damage to the door to the room Medina was reportedly hiding in.
Kennedy doesn’t believe Medina’s claim that it was self-defense and says her brother was well aware Medina is an expert at martial arts.
“I just don’t feel he would go and attack someone that he knows could take him down. Who does that? No one. He knew Rick’s skills,” Kennedy said.
Kennedy says she is mortified that her brother’s killer was released without a single charge.
“He should absolutely pay for this one way or another,” Kennedy said. “I won’t give up, and I won’t let my little brother’s voice ever be stopped. I will speak for him and fight for him forever.”
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