A pair of convicted felons accused of breaking into an El Cerrito home, pistol-whipping and robbing the occupants, must stand trial for armed robbery and other offenses, a judge ruled Thursday.
Ricardo Jose Gonzalez, 41, of Riverside and Megan Alice Schuchman, 40, of Corona were arrested in January following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the home invasion.
At the end of a preliminary hearing Thursday, Superior Court Judge Gail O’Rane found there was sufficient evidence to bound both defendants over for trial on the robbery count, burglary and being a felon in possession of a loaded gun, as well as a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a firearm during a felony. Gonzalez alone was held to answer on a firearm assault charge, and Schuchman was separately held for possession of controlled substances, possession of drug paraphernalia and witness intimidation.
The judge scheduled a post-preliminary hearing arraignment for Sept. 18 at the Riverside Hall of Justice.
Gonzalez is being held on $135,000 bail at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta. His co-defendant is free on a $30,000 bond.
According to sheriff’s Lt. Albert Martinez, the pair allegedly forced their way into a house in the 19000 block of Consul Avenue, near Grandview Street, on the afternoon of Jan. 3, assaulting the two occupants, whose identities were not disclosed. Gonzalez used his handgun to beat them, inflicting minor injuries, Martinez alleged.
He said after stealing various items, the defendants fled, and the victims called 911. Neither required hospital treatment, the lieutenant said.
Detectives spent the ensuing days working to identify the alleged perpetrators, identifying Gonzalez and Schuchman, culminating in arrest warrants being served on them a week later. Schuchman was taken into custody without incident in Nuevo, and Gonzalez was arrested uneventfully in San Jacinto.
He has documented prior convictions for identity theft, gang activity and being a felon with a gun. Schuchman has priors for identity theft, forgery and possession of controlled substances. She has served time in state prison.
That girl is really not very smart being she has children , why would she be running around with a guy who has a gun and a gang member she does not deserve any consideration for mercy but a long state jail term and she also has a nice man as her boyfriend Anthony williams who she was a fool to cheat with so many behind his back like a hoe
Your a fucking idiot Anthony
Lol holy shit