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PASADENA, CA - AUGUST 19: Actor Ricardo Medina Jr.
participates in the 2012 Power Morphicon 3 held at the Pasadena
Convention Center on August 19, 2012 in Pasadena…
LOS ANGELES — A California man who acted in a "Power Rangers" television
series was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal
stabbing of his roommate with a sword, authorities said Sunday.
Ricardo
Medina, 36, of Palmdale was arrested following the incident, which
occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday at a house in the 38000 block of
San Francisquito Canyon Road, according to the Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Department.
The incident began when Medina went to his
bedroom with his girlfriend after getting into an argument with his
roommate, Joshua Sutter, according to the Sheriff's Department.
Sutter,
36, followed and forced open the door to the bedroom; Medina took up a
sword that he kept next to the door and fatally stabbed Sutter once in
the abdomen, authorities said.
Medina called 911 and stayed at the
home. He was later interviewed by detectives and booked Sunday at the
sheriff's station in Palmdale, north of Los Angeles. His bail was set at
$1 million.
Detectives have confirmed that Medina played a red
Power Ranger on television, Sheriff's Deputy Amber Smith told the Los
Angeles Times. According to IMDb, he portrayed the Red Lion Wild Force
Ranger on the "Power Rangers Wild Force" series in 2002 and voiced the
character Deker on "Power Rangers Samurai" in 2012-13, among other
acting roles.
Medina's agent, Gar Lester, told the Times that it was difficult for him to believe the allegations against Medina are true.
"He's
been my friend and client for 12 years and he's a great guy," Lester
said Sunday. "He's great to his dog, he's great to his people. He's
really a super person."
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