On Monday, Ramello Randle, who is accused of murder in the City of Antioch, attacked his attorney with a pen during court in Contra Costa County.
Contra Costa County Sheriff spokesperson Jimmy Lee confirmed the incident and released the following:
On Monday morning at about 10:54 am, during a homicide trial at the A.F. Bray Courthouse in Martinez, inmate Ramello Randle attacked his attorney with a pen. 28-year-old Randle of Oakland then went to attack the District Attorney, who was able to push him off. The courtroom was immediately cleared. The fire department responded to assess both of the attorneys, who refused medical attention.
Randle was taken back to the Martinez Detention Facility, where he faces additional charges to include attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and battery,
No other information was released on the incident.
Randle was arrested in July 2020 after police responded to 7-Eleven on Buchanan Road in the City of Antioch where a victim was suffering from gunshot wounds. The female victim later died. He was later arrested on July 28. A search warrant of his Oakland home resulted in over 20 firearms were recovered during the search, including several assault rifles.
On July 29, 2020, this case was presented to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office. Ramello Randle was charged with murder, attempted murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle and firearm enhancements.
Antioch Police Released the following information in July 2020
Note – originally posted on our former website, eastcountytoday.net
On 7/27/20, at approximately 12:36 AM, Antioch police officers were called to a 7-Eleven convenience store, located at 2301 Buchanan Road, on the report of a victim suffering from gunshot wounds.
Numerous officers responded to the scene and located one male victim down in the store, and a female victim seated in a parked vehicle. Both victims were found to be suffering from several gunshot wounds. The female victim (24 y/o) was suffering from at least one serious gunshot wound, and the male victim (27 y/o) sustained at least two gunshot wounds.
Officers immediately began providing first-aid and CPR to the victims until emergency paramedics arrived at the scene. The female victim succumbed to her injuries and passed at the scene. The male victim was transported by paramedics to a local area hospital, where he was admitted and listed in stable condition.
While at the scene, officers learned that there were several subjects present in the parking lot when gunshots were fired by one male suspect. The suspect fired several gunshots into a parked vehicle and then fled the lot on-foot.
Currently, detectives are working to identify any suspects or persons-of-interest. The investigation is still active, and evidence is being collected and evaluated.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Antioch Police Department non-emergency line at (925)778-2441, or Detective Brogdon at 925-779-6895. You may also text-a-tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using the key word ANTIOCH.
July 29 UPDATE
Through this investigation it was determined that 25-year-old Ramello Randle and 24-year-old Jonaye Bridges were in a dating relationship and have one infant child together. The couple have recently become estranged and have been going through child custody issues.
On July 27, 2020 at approximately 12:36 AM, Bridges and an intentionally unnamed 27-year-old male were in a vehicle together in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven, located at 2301 Buchanan Road. Randle saw the two victims together in the vehicle. Randle approached the vehicle on foot and fired multiple rounds into the vehicle with a semi-automatic pistol.
Bridges suffered several gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The unnamed male suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds and was transported to a local hospital, where he was treated and has since been released.
On July 28, 2020 about 3:00 PM, Antioch Police Detectives and the Oakland Police Department located Randle in the City of Oakland and he was taken into custody without incident.
The Antioch Police Department Investigations Bureau executed a search warrant in the 4500 block of Bond Street in Oakland related to this murder. Over 20 firearms were recovered during the search, including several assault rifles.
On July 29, 2020, this case was presented to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office. Randle was charged with murder, attempted murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle and firearm enhancements. Randle is currently being held at the County Jail in Martinez with bail set at $6-million-dollars.
Randle and Bridges infant child is safely in the custody of family members.
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