California Man Admits to Breaking Into Home and Beating Two Victims With a Gun During Midday Robbery

On January 3, 2025, two people were home in El Cerrito, a quiet community south of Corona in Riverside County. By the end of that afternoon, both had been beaten with a gun inside their own house.

That is not a standard break-in. That is a home invasion. And now, one of the people behind it has stood in court and admitted it.

What Happened That Day

Ricardo Jose Gonzalez, 42, of Riverside, and Megan Alice Schuchman, 41, of Corona, forced their way into a residence on the 19000 block of Consul Avenue near Grandview Street.

The two occupants were home. Gonzalez used his firearm to physically beat them, pistol-whipping both victims before the pair took various items and fled the scene…