By Vanessa Obioha
On Jan 31, 2015, Joshua Sutter, roommate to former Power Rangers star, Ricardo Medina died from a sword stabbing inflicted by the latter. Medina was arrested but later released due to a court rejection.
A year later, Medina was arrested again while investigation continued. The actor who played Cole Evans in ‘Power Rangers Wild Force’ in 2002 and voiced ‘Deker’ on ‘Power Rangers Samurai’ in 2011, was initially charged with first degree murder but later pleaded guilty of manslaughter in March.
It was reported that Medina stabbed Sutter with a Samurai sword during a heated argument over Medina’s girlfriend. His attorney, Stanley Friedman told the court that the argument started in the kitchen and led to the bedroom where Medina stabbed Sutter
The actor claimed he acted in self-defence. However, the father of the victim defended his son’s honour by telling the court that his son never had any violent or aggressive streak. He also told the judge that he hoped Medina will be stripped of his celebrity status.
The Superior Court Judge Deviann L. Mitchell after hearing emotional testimony from Sutter’s family sentenced Medina to six years in prison. He was convicted of manslaughter rather than a murder conviction which would have fetched him a possible life sentence.
