2 charged with attempted murder in Cal City attack
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two people are charged with attempted murder and kidnapping after allegedly attacking a woman inside her business in California City.
Lita Barnes, 59, and Shelton Hickman, 47, are each being held on $500,000 bail. They’re due back in court later this month for a competency hearing.
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California City police were called April 30 to a report of an attempted robbery in the 9000 block of California City Boulevard. They arrived to find a 56-year-old woman being treated for injuries to her face and head.
Police said the victim told them two people — a man and woman — who daily ask her for money entered the business and asked for photocopies. While she made the photocopies, the man grabbed her from behind and tried to drag her into the bathroom, the victim said according to police.
The woman hit her about 30 times with a pole as they tried to force her into the bathroom, the victim told police.
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Two people closely matching the suspects’ description were detained nearby, police said. Blood was found on the woman’s clothing, and they were identified as the attackers.
“The female suspect also stated that she did not know the victim but was there to kill her because ‘she is evil,'” police said.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the California City Police Department at 760-373-8606.
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