California

‘Power Rangers' Actor Charged With Murder Appears in Court

Ricardo Medina was arrested in January on suspicion of stabbing his roommate

A former "Power Rangers" actor who was charged with killing his roommate with a sword last year appeared in court Friday.

Ricardo Medina was arrested in January on suspicion of stabbing his roommate, Joshua Sutter, several times in the abdomen a year earlier at their house in Green Valley, California.

Alan Bell, Medina's attorney, said he will plead not guilty when he returns to court in July.

Bell said prosecutors presented him with new evidence that will take time to go through. In the meantime, he said his client remains away from the general population in the county jail because of his celebrity status.

"He looks well. He'd be happy if he was out of jail, but he understands there's a process and he's caught up in it," Bell said.

Attorneys for Medina said he acted in self-defense, claiming Joshua Sutter was the instigator the night Medina stabbed him with a sword.

The victim's father Donald Sutter, however, does not believe it.

"I know what was in his heart, and people with good hearts don't do anything like that. The reverse person does," he said.

The victim's family flew in from Minnesota to be at the trial in Lancaster.

"The guy's a piece of garbage, and he deserves whatever he gets," Donald Sutter said. "I've died everyday since."

Contact Us