In court Tuesday, Senior Deputy District Attorney Seton Hunt said that after the July 11 crime spree and before their arrests on Friday, the pair went to a sporting goods store in an attempt to buy more ammunition.
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The two men charged in the string of robberies and shootings across several 7-Eleven stores in Southern California made their first court appearances Tuesday morning, and new details surrounding the incidents were revealed in court.
The case also includes various sentencing enhancements for personal use or discharge of a handgun. Patt faces a possible death sentence, if prosecutors opt to pursue it. At a minimum, he would face life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted at trial.
Police said Patt is the main suspect seen in widely circulated surveillance video photos from some of the robberies. Investigators in Los Angeles County were still working to determine if that robbery and other heists in the area are connected to Patt or Payne.Police said just after midnight, the 7-Eleven at 636 N. Vine Ave. was robbed. The suspect held up the store with a handgun, but no shots were fired and no one was injured.
About 20 minutes later, 24-year-old Matthew Rule of Santa Ana was fatally shot outside the 7-Eleven store at 302 E. 17th St. in Santa Ana.
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