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Man Sentenced to 95-to-Life for Beating South Pasadena Woman

Published on Friday, August 26, 2016 | 12:58 pm
 

A homeless man convicted of beating and burglarizing a 79-year-old South Pasadena woman in August 2012 was sentenced to 95-years-to-life in state prison today.

Alonzo Bernard Johnson, 53, was found guilty by a jury on May 4 of three felony counts: first-degree residential robbery, kidnapping to commit robbery and first-degree burglary.

Johnson entered the woman’s home through an open door as she was waiting for her grandchildren to arrive, said Deputy District Attorney Presciliano Duran in a statement released to the media by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

According to Duran, who prosecuted the case, Johnson asked the victim if he could charge his cell phone. When she said no, he became angry and held her at knifepoint, demanding money. He then forced her into a bedroom face down, attempted to tie her up with an electric cord and began beating her with his hands.

The woman’s two grandchildren, ages 8 and 12, walked into the home as the she struggled with Johnson, who demanded she give up her jewelry while continuously punching her in the head. At that point, Johnson grabbed what jewelry he could and ran, according to Duran. The victim suffered a ruptured ear drum and a brain bleed as a result of the assault.

Johnson has been in and out of jail since the 1980s, using many aliases to commit crimes, said South Pasadena Detective Bill Early to The Patch in 2012. His previous felonies included robbery and burglary.

Authorities linked Johnson to another crime in June 2012 through fingerprints and DNA, where he burglarized the home of another elderly woman.

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