BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The 49-year-old man charged with murder in the death of his own father in south Bakersfield last week had a history of assaulting and making threats against his father, authorities said in a court document.
On Oct. 13, officers responded to the 6100 block of Chandler Way regarding a homicide and found Alfred V. Juarez, 71, of Bakersfield in front of the doorway. He was showing signs of rigor mortis and trauma, and he was pronounced dead at 6:34 p.m., according to the probable cause statement.
Alfred Juarez Jr., 49, was charged with first-degree murder, robbery, cruelty to an elder or dependent adult, carjacking and vehicle theft, according to court records.
Man charged with murder in father’s death on Chandler Way
Video surveillance in the area captured Juarez exiting his home with Juarez Jr. pursuing him. Juarez Jr. then “violently” threw the security screen door open and punched Juarez in the head, the document said…