After using methamphetamine, Strauss attacked a woman who even today he still claims was his friend without warning or provocation. Coming at her from behind, Strauss used a rock to batter her head while she was washing dishes at the kitchen sink. The attack badly injured the woman, fracturing her skull and exposing brain matter, but she miraculously escaped death with emergency and extended medical care of the doctors and nurses at Howard Hospital and Stanford, respectively. Strauss originally claimed to investigators that an unknown Indian male had inflicted the harm on the woman and had also previously sexually assaulted Strauss.
The prosecutor handling the case was District Attorney David Eyster. The investigating law enforcement agency was the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office. The Superior Court judge who presided over the case from the DA's filing of formal charge to today's sentencing was the Honorable David Nelson.
Crazy shit espicilly when itsur cousin
ReplyDeleteSad, especially since his father is in San Quentin on drug charges.
ReplyDeleteSo sad, especially since his father is doing time in San Quentin on a drug charge.
ReplyDeleteI was his first girlfriend when we were teens, and we would occasionally find each other on the internet just to catch up. It was a big shock to find this instead. He was a sweet boy at one point who liked to play D&D and video games, and had a huge collection of music, then he went into the army briefly and it really changed him, we broke up after that as he started to become abusive and then left town. I don't know what happened to him, but he really spiraled. I know one thing, he never wanted to end up like his father, so this is really sad to see. It was shocking to read about what happened.
ReplyDeleteI pray for his victim to find peace, and I hope she has healed from the horrible damage that was inflicted on her.
I pray that Arlon gets help and changes the course of his life.
So sad, what a waste.