SEASIDE – A person accused of beating his girlfriend’s mom in Seaside leading to her dying final week was in court docket Tuesday the place he pleaded not responsible to her slaying, use of a harmful weapon within the fee of a felony, and resisting arrest.
At about 4:30 p.m. final Friday, Seaside police acquired a number of calls of a peace disturbance within the 1200 block of Hamilton Avenue, mentioned Police Chief Nick Borges.
When officers arrived, they contacted Kevin Hart, 45, on the entrance door of the girl’s residence. Officers noticed Jackie Robinson, 65, laying on the bottom with extreme head accidents, mentioned Borges. Hart turned combative and commenced attacking the officers, and he was shortly overpowered and detained.
The incident reportedly happened at Robinson’s residence the place Hart, of Patterson, was visiting when the alleged assault happened.
Hart and Robinson’s daughter have been in a relationship relationship for a couple of decade, mentioned Borges, who added it's unclear what triggered the assault. He mentioned the Seaside Police Division has not acquired any info to point Hart had been violent with Robinson previously.
Seaside police, fireplace personnel and emergency medical providers tried life-saving measures and Robinson was taken to a close-by hospital.
“Tragically, she succumbed to her accidents,” mentioned Borges in an e-mail. “That is the primary murder in Seaside since 2019. Each life taken, we take personally. We want this might have been prevented. The case is now within the palms of the District Lawyer’s Workplace and we have now full confidence they, as they do frequently, will pursue justice.”
Based on Monterey County District Lawyer’s Workplace spokesperson Nichole Reed, Kevin Hart is being held in Monterey County Jail on $2 million bail and his preliminary listening to setting is scheduled for Could 24, at 8:30 a.m.