Shanica Knowles, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Miley Cyrus, Cody Linley, Jason Earles and Moisés Arias attend the premiere of Disney’s ‘Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special’ on March 23, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Brianna Bryson/WireImage)
West
California defendant on trial for murder allegedly stabs his attorney with pen, charges toward prosecutor
Two attorneys were injured on Monday in a Martinez, California, courtroom after a man on trial for murder allegedly used a pen to stab his own defense lawyer before subsequently charging the prosecutor.
Ramello Randle, 28, allegedly broke or cut through a restraint device keeping him in a courtroom chair before he used his lawyer’s pen to stab the lawyer in his face and head, according to the East Bay Times. Randle then charged the prosecutor, who suffered a scratch on his hand.
The defendant was stopped when a courtroom deputy tackled him and arrested him.
Officials later found a handwritten note Randle allegedly wrote before the attack that read, “sorry.”
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Ramello Randle, 28, allegedly used a pen to stab his own defense lawyer before subsequently attacking the prosecutor in a California courtroom. (Antioch Police Department)
Defense lawyer Matthew Fregi was treated at the courthouse for stab wounds. The scratch on Deputy District Attorney Kevin Bell’s hand was also examined. Witnesses said Bell swung back at Randle after he was scratched.
“This morning at about 10:54, during a homicide trial at the A.F. Bray Courthouse in Martinez, inmate Ramello Randle attacked his attorney with a pen,” the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital. “28-year-old Randle of Oakland then went to attack the District Attorney, who was able to push him off. The courtroom was immediately cleared. The fire department responded to assess both of the attorneys, who refused medical attention.”
Randle was transported back to the Martinez Detention Facility, where he will face additional charges including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and battery, the sheriff’s office said.
Fregi, Bell and Randle are scheduled to return to court on Tuesday to continue the trial.
The incident happened in front of a Contra Costa jury that will determine whether Randle is guilty on charges for allegedly murdering his ex-girlfriend and attempting to murder a man amid a child custody dispute in 2020. Jurors are scheduled to hear closing arguments this week.
Officials later found a handwritten note Randle allegedly wrote before the attack that read, “sorry.” (iStock)
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Randle is accused of working with another man, Christopher Slaughter, to kill 24-year-old Jonaye Lahkel Bridges, the mother of Randle’s child. Prosecutors said Randle placed a tracking device on Bridges’ car, followed her to a convenience store in Antioch and shot at her and a man she was with, killing Bridges.
The evidence against Randle allegedly includes text messages, location trackers and fingerprints on the suspected murder weapon.
Following the attack in court, Fregi told the East Bay Times over the phone he was “fine.”
“It was no big deal,” he said.
Defense lawyer Matthew Fregi was treated at the courthouse for stab wounds. The scratch on Deputy District Attorney Kevin Bell’s hand was also examined. (MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
Randle’s lack of courtroom decorum has already caused one mistrial in November 2022, the East Bay Times reported. The case was days away from concluding when Randle shouted expletives at Bell during the cross-examination of Randle’s mother, a defense witness. Randle then told Judge Charles “Ben” Burch to “shut up, I’m not your b—-” when the judge attempted to control the situation.
Burch removed Randle’s ability to serve as his own lawyer and declared a mistrial the following day. Fregi started as Randle’s attorney after a September 2023 hearing where Randle allegedly took a swing at attorney Lawrence Strauss, who was uninjured in the incident.
Later on Monday, Fregi said he’s “hopeful we can finish what we started six weeks ago.”
“I harbor no ill will toward Mr. Randle because he was in a position to do a lot more damage to me than he did, had he felt so inclined,” Fregi said. “And I’m glad that I got the worst of it because it reinforces the fact that it was done as a means to an end.”
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Montana
‘Hannah Montana’s Mitchel Musso On Why He Missed 20th Anniversary
After Miley Cyrus reunited with her alter ego for the Hannah Montana 20th anniversary special in March, one of her co-stars is explaining his absence.
Mitchel Musso, who played Hannah’s friend Oliver Oken on the Disney Channel show, noted he had a scheduling conflict, but he would have made time for the reunion if it was a new episode of the 2006-’11 series or a movie.
“The kid in me was banking on it, like ‘I can’t wait for us to all be on set again,’ and it just didn’t work out that way,” he said on the Joe Vulpis Podcast. “Do something other than what was done. Like, do an episode. Do the show. The set’s still there. Or it can be dressed very quick with somebody who’s a pro, and they did that for that and just did it differently.”
Musso continued, “It is what it is. But it wasn’t the right thing and I was busy doing something that was more important, right? But it would have been way more important if it would have just been an episode, or a movie, or a whatever. Of course, that would have been more important.”
The actor said he would have “dropped everything” if it meant getting back into character as Oliver. “It would have been everything,” he said.
“It didn’t turn out that way… Of course they asked me. But like I said, it wasn’t presented correctly,” added Musso. “And I’ve been waiting 10 years. You know, the people they say 20. My break’s been 10. So, it’s too long of a wait to do it in a way that isn’t even close to, in my opinion, correct.”
Emily Osment, who played Miley and Oliver’s friend Lilly Truscott, was also absent from the reunion special, noting she was busy filming Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage but feels “lucky to have been a part of this once-in-a-generation goliath of a television show” like Hannah Montana.
Nevada
Shaquille O’Neal Foundation donates 260 supply-filled backpacks to Nevada students
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Hundreds of Southern Nevada kids got a jump-start on the new school year Thursday as The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation hosted its annual “Shaq-to-School” Summer Fun Fest with Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada at the Andre Agassi Boys & Girls Club.
During the event, The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation donated 260 backpacks filled with school supplies to benefit both Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada and Communities in Schools of Nevada.
“We are grateful for the continued support Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada has received from The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation,” said Andy Bischel, president and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada. “Going to school with the tools to succeed in the classroom is incredibly important, and through this generous donation from The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation, we know our Club members will feel excited and confident entering the new school year.”
Club members from the Andre Agassi and James Boys & Girls Clubs took part in a carnival-themed celebration that included games, food and other interactive activities. All club members and Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada staff also wore special T-shirts featuring designs by two youth who won the organization’s T-shirt design contest for the event.
Partnering organizations at the event included the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Office of Community Engagement, Insperity, The Just One Project, the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District and Spread the Word Nevada.
More information about Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada is available at www.bgcsnv.org.
More information about The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation is available at www.shaqfoundation.org.
New Mexico
1 dead following shooting involving Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office
CHIMAYO, N.M. (KRQE) – A suspect is dead following a shooting involving the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office in Chimayo on Highway 76. Deputies are said to be okay. New Mexico State Police is investigating the shooting.
KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
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