P. v. Thomas CA3
On November 22, 2019, the victim was at home watching a movie with her son and her daughter when she heard two gunshots and the crash of glass shattering. She then saw defendant Joshua Thomas, her former boyfriend and father of the two children, entering the house through the shattered glass of the sliding glass door. The victim had a restraining order against defendant at the time. Defendant said, “This is it, or, This ends today.” He backed the victim into a corner, pointing a gun at her head. The son begged defendant not to shoot the victim. When defendant walked down a hallway, the victim and the son fled, joining the daughter who had already run outside. Responding police found what turned out to be a BB gun at the scene.
A jury found defendant guilty of first degree residential burglary, stalking with a restraining order in effect, assault with a deadly weapon, making criminal threats, misdemeanor violation of a protective order, and two counts of misdemeanor child abuse.
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