We won't hurt you much, Ronalee... Just walk up these steps, and your pain will soon be over...
We won't hurt you much, Ronalee... Just walk up these steps, and your pain will soon be over...
The man suspected of murdering a beloved Southern California grandfather after breaking into his Fontana business earlier this month has been arrested, officials confirmed to KTLA on Tuesday.
The murder took place on the morning of Jan. 10 after 79-year-old Fritz Mendoza and his son opened up their shop for the day – an Allstate insurance business that Fritz operated in Fontana for over 30 years.
After walking inside, Fritz had just sat at his desk when his son went to the back of the shop and noticed ceiling panels had dropped to the floor.
He then suddenly realized a man was sitting in a chair, asking him not to hurt him. Fontana Police later identified the suspect as Ronalee Barrett Stanberry, 37.
“He came through the roof, fell through,” Fritz’s granddaughter said of the intruder. “I think he was there overnight. The front door was locked.”
The suspect asked Fritz’s son to make a phone call, but within seconds, he lunged for a nearby baseball bat displayed on a wall and began swinging at Fritz’s head, eventually striking him.
Surveillance video captured Fritz’s son fighting the man off as he wrestles the bat out of his hands. Stanberry eventually runs off.
SOURCE: https://www.crimeonline.com/tag/ronalee-barrett-stanberry/