RICHMOND — A decide on Friday sentenced a 51-year-old San Pablo man to life in jail for gunning down his ex-girlfriend in entrance of her youngsters greater than eight years in the past, prosecutors stated.
Earlier this 12 months, a jury convicted Lawyer McBride of murdering 29-year-old Rashanda Franklin on April 4, 2017, in keeping with the Contra Costa County District Lawyer’s Workplace.
On the day of the deadly taking pictures, McBride waited for Franklin in a church car parking zone the place she dropped off her youngsters for college. Prosecutors stated McBride had been following and harassing Franklin for weeks after she broke off their two-year relationship.
Franklin known as 911 and drove away together with her sons, then ages 9 and 5, nonetheless within the automotive.
McBride adopted Franklin in his automotive. As they neared the intersection of Rheem Avenue and twenty ninth Avenue in Richmond, McBride swerved in entrance of Franklin and bought out to confront her.
A recording of Franklin’s 911 name captured her determined plea: “I’ve got my kids in the car.” McBride replied, “I ain’t playing with you,” after which shot and killed her.
The horrified screams of Franklin’s youngsters have been additionally caught on the 911 recording.
McBride was arrested a short while later, nevertheless it took eight years for the trial to get underway.
Along with homicide, McBride was sentenced for the associated offenses of firing into an occupied automobile, stalking and utilizing a firearm to trigger loss of life, in keeping with the district lawyer’s workplace.
Prosecutors stated McBride acquired a determinate sentence of 20 years and 4 months in jail, to be adopted by an indeterminate sentence of 75 years to life in jail.
“This tragic case underscores the devastating reality of domestic violence, which claims far too many lives,” District Lawyer Diana Becton stated in an announcement. “While no verdict can bring back a mother taken from her children in such a senseless act of violence, this sentence provides the victim’s family with a measure of justice and accountability.”
Becton stated the sentence “also sends a clear message that stalking and harassment are warning signs that must be taken seriously, and that those who perpetrate such violence will be held responsible under the law.”
Anybody experiencing home violence can name STAND! For Households Freed from Violence at 888-215-5555. Assist can be accessible at cocofamilyjustice.org and staysafecontracosta.org.
