MARTINEZ — During his murder trial, Ramello Randle stabbed his own lawyer with a pen, attacked the prosecutor, and told the jury he’d slaughter them all if they convicted them.
The verdict, along with a true finding on an enhancement for lying in wait, virtually guarantees that Randle will die in prison — unless his appeal is successful. He faces a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. Ramello was convicted of fatally shooting 24-year-old Jonaye Lahkel Bridges and wounding her friend during a 2020 shooting outside a 7-Eleven in Antioch. Prosecutor say he put a tracking device on Bridges’ car, and followed her to the store, then walked up and riddled the vehicle with bullets, using a pistol equipped with an extended magazine.
After losing his pro per status, Randle took a swing and spat on his court-appointed, then was assigned Matthew Fregi, another lawyer from the county’s panel of attorneys for people who can’t use a public defender. On Monday, as the trial was wrapping up, Randle wrote “sorry” on a sheet of paper then used a pen to stab Fregi in the back of the head and jaw, according to authorities, before charging at Bell.