Arraignment postponed in death of wheelchair-bound woman in Victorville
Arraignment for a man suspected of killing a 52-year-old wheelchair-bound woman in October was postponed to give him more time to retain an attorney.
Anthony George Gooden, 29, appeared Thursday to enter a plea on murder and robbery charges in Victorville Superior Court, according to court records. But the court learned Gooden was in the process of retaining attorney Ann Cunningham, and Judge Bridgid McCann allowed the defendant more time to do so, the records indicate.
Gooden is set to appear in court again Jan. 21 to enter a plea on the charges.
San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies say Gooden planned to rob Brenda Robinson on Oct. 8 at her Apple Valley home in the 21300 block of Nisqually Road. Gooden and a second man went to the home, and Gooden shot her before the pair fled.
Three children were in the home at the time of the shooting. Deputies found the victim in a bedroom suffering from a gunshot wound to her upper body. She died at the scene.
Sheriff's investigators tracked Gooden to a home in Fontana, where he was arrested. A gun that investigators suspect was used in the shooting was recovered in Pomona.
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