Martinez, California – A jury in Martinez found Ramello Darryl Randle guilty of murder, conspiracy to commit a crime, possessing an assault weapon, and shooting at a motor vehicle in Antioch on June 27th, 2020.
Ramello Darryl Randle was initially charged in 2020 by the District Attorney’s Office for these offenses. However, Judge Charles Burch declared a mistrial in 2022 due to Randle’s disruptive outbursts in court. The case was refiled by the District Attorney’s Office and heard by Judge John W. Kennedy.
Despite a melee on March 19th that Ramello Randle started in the courtroom – which resulted in injuring Randle’s attorney and assault towards the prosecutor – the trial concluded on March 21st. After deliberations, a jury reached guilty verdicts on all counts of fatally shooting 24-year-old Jonaye Lahkel Bridges and injuring her friend. According to prosecutors, Randle meticulously planned the attack by placing a tracking device on Bridges’ car, tracing her movements to a convenience store in Antioch. Subsequently, he approached the vehicle and unleashed a barrage of bullets from a pistol equipped with an extended magazine.
Deputy District Attorney Kevin Bell said, “Jonaye Bridges was the young mother of two children, including the two-month-old son that she shared with Mr. Randle – and he took her life in a senseless and heinous crime. He did so, in part, with the misguided belief in technology as a shield for his actions. But that technology only led to his downfall.”
Ramello Randle will be sentenced on April 19th in Department 8 in Martinez at 8:30 am.
Case No: 04-200034-7 | The People of the State of California v. Randle, Ramello Darryl
March 19 – Man Accused of Antioch Murder Stabs His Attorney With A Pen
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 Darryl 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 Darryl 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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Years from now will state cite high expense of incarceration and release him to save money?
Waiting for the post about ” how great of a guy he is” and ” how he was changing his life around”
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