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One of the boys is accused of getting out of a silver Infiniti FX35 and demanding at gunpoint the belongings of an off-duty Secret Service Agent within the Tustin Legacy residential neighborhood round 9:30 p.m. on June 15, Tustin police mentioned.
The agent managed to attract his service revolver and hearth at one other suspect, who was “apparently struck by the sufferer’s gunfire,” Tustin Police Sgt. Ryan Newton mentioned.
President Joe Biden had an occasion in Los Angeles that night, however the secret service agent was off-duty on the time of the crime. Police don’t consider the agent was focused, and described the theft as a random act of violence and crime of alternative, in line with Newton.
The man who acquired out of the automobile and made the demand was recognized by police as Jamonte Fitzgerald Johnson. The different suspects have been Bertran Claude Bell and Eshon Dwayne Dodson, police mentioned.
Johnson is charged with theft and being a felon in possession of a gun with sentencing enhancements for the private use of a gun, in line with courtroom data. Dodson has been charged with theft with a sentencing enhancement for being armed with a gun within the fee of a felony.
Bell, who was arrested on suspicion of theft in Los Angeles on Wednesday, was scheduled to seem in courtroom on Friday, in line with jail data.
The suspects, all believed to be of their 30s, might face extra costs later, Newton mentioned.
The suspects ditched a number of the objects they took from the agent, which have been recovered close by, Newton mentioned. Working with the Orange County Crime Lab, investigators labored up DNA profiles from the proof, which led to the arrests, Newton mentioned.
Johnson was arrested in Riverside on July 11 with assist from parole officers, police mentioned. Dodson was arrested in Watts on July 17.
Johnson and Bell have been being held with out bail, and Dodson was held on $1 million bail.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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