Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Justice for Ernestine and Lamar Matthews: Man Convicted of Murdering Elderly Cerritos Couple


My hearts go out to all of the wonderful Cerritos friends and family members of the Matthews family here.  Justice has been served.  Rest In Peace!
RrE


NORWALK – A Norwalk Superior Court jury convicted a 34-year-old Carson man last Friday for the 2004 double murder of an elderly Cerritos couple.

Deputy District Attorney Islam Ramadan of the Norwalk Branch Office said Anthony Deondrea Cain was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder. Jurors found true the special circumstances of murder in the commission of a robbery and multiple murders.

Cain also was convicted of two counts of residential robbery and one count of residential burglary. Jurors additionally found true the allegation that the defendant personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon, scissors, as to all but one count.

Judge Dewey Falcone ordered the jury to return on Nov. 2 to begin the penalty phase. Cain faces a maximum penalty of death or life in prison without the possibility of parole. The case was co-prosecuted by Ramadan and Deputy District Attorney June Chung.  Ernestine and Lamar Matthews, both 75, were found slain in their home on Feb. 11, 2004. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Cain, a felon and relative by marriage, days after the murders.

Ernestine Matthews was a former teacher for the Compton Unified School District. Her husband was a retired probation officer.

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