Former Red Power Ranger Charged With Killing His Roommate With A Sword
Variety- Former “Power Rangers Samurai” star Ricardo Medina was arrested Thursday morning and charged with the 2015 stabbing murder of his roommate, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office announced.
Medina has been charged with one count of murder for the fatal stabbing of Josh Sutter at his house in Palmdale, Calif., on Jan. 31, 2015. The two allegedly got into an argument over Medina’s girlfriend, and Medina apparently stabbed Sutter multiple times with a sword after the argument turned physical.
Medina was arrested for the stabbing about a year ago, but claimed that it was self-defense and was released. However, he was not charged with the crime during that arrest, unlike the one that occurred on Thursday after more investigation from the DA’s office. Medina is set to be arraigned Tuesday at the Antelope Valley Branch of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Prosecutors will ask that bail be set at $1 million. If convicted, Medina faces 26 years to life in prison.
Medina starred on “Power Rangers Wild Force” as Cole Evans for 39 episodes in 2002. He would return to the franchise in 2011, playing Deker in 24 episodes of “Power Rangers Samurai.” His other acting credits include a 2003 episode of “E.R.” and a 2004 episode of “CSI: Miami.”
This serves as a fucked up reminder to people out there. If your roommate is a “sword guy”, you should probably not get into an argument with him. If your roommate is a sword guy with long hair that makes him look like a samurai or Terry Silver’s kid and he learned the ways of the Power Rangers, you should definitely get on Craigslist and find a new apartment. I imagine that sword guys are the kind of guys that play Ninja when you have friends over and sometimes get a liiiiiiiiittle too close to people with it. The only time you should be taking out a sword to show guests is if you have Randy Jackson’s autograph on the blade.
This also applies if your roommate is a knife guy. That was the fucking Joker’s weapon of choice for Pete’s sake. And the samurai sword is the weapon that Butch chooses out of all the possible options in Maynard’s store in Pulp Fiction. Sick, twisted stuff man.