A palmdale actor who portrayed one of the "Power Rangers" in the children's television show was charged with murder Thursday in the fatal stabbing of his roommate, prosecutors said.
Ricardo Medina, 36, will appear in court next week to answer charges that he killed his roommate, Josh Sutter, with a sword last year after they argued at the Green Valley home they shared, according to a news release issued by the Los Angeles County district attorney's office. Sutter was stabbed multiple times, the release said.
If convicted, Medina could face life in prison.
Medina was arrested on suspicion of murder on Jan. 31, 2015, shortly after the attack at the home on San Francisquito Canyon Road, police have said.
Minutes before the stabbing, Medina and Sutter were involved in an argument over the way Medina's girlfriend had parked her car, according to Lt. Victor Lewandowski of the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau.
Medina felt that Sutter had disrespected his girlfriend, Lewandowski said. Medina then entered his bedroom with his girlfriend when, prosecutors say, Sutter followed them and forced the door open.
Medina grabbed a sword that he kept near the door and stabbed Sutter multiple times in the abdomen, prosecutors said.
Medina called 911 and remained at the scene. He was arrested soon after, but the district attorney's office did not file charges at the time.
The agency asked the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to continue investigating the killing, according to Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office.
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