A resident of a Thousand Oaks nursing house has been arrested on suspicion of killing his roommate, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned.
Deputies responded at 4:40 a.m. Friday to a name from the Silverado reminiscence care facility on Warwick Avenue a few resident who was agitated and had damaged a window, in keeping with a Sheriff’s Division information launch.
The deputies discovered the resident Thomas Buckley, 58, in a standard space of the ability and detained him, authorities mentioned. The nursing house’s workers then checked on his roommate, Michael Patterson, 72. The employees discovered that Patterson had extreme accidents, which gave the impression to be brought on by an assault.
Paramedics have been referred to as to the scene and Patterson was pronounced useless a short while later, authorities mentioned.
Investigators mentioned that earlier than deputies arrived, Buckley had assaulted one of many facility’s employees, inflicting minor accidents.
Patterson’s loss of life is being investigated as a murder. The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Workplace will conduct an post-mortem to find out the official trigger and method of loss of life.
Buckley was booked on suspicion of homicide, assault with a lethal weapon and vandalism, the Sheriff’s Division mentioned. He stays in custody and his bail was set at $2 million. His arraignment listening to is scheduled for Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in Ventura County Superior Courtroom.
Silverado issued a press release concerning the incident on Sunday.
“Our thoughts are with the families and all those impacted by this tragedy,” mentioned Jeff Frum, a spokesperson for Silverado. “The safety and well being of our residents and staff is our top priority, and we are cooperating fully with law enforcement in their investigation.”
Anybody with info relating to this incident ought to contact Det. Gerardo Cruz at (805) 384-4726 or Det. Erik Hernandez at (805) 384-4729.
