Following a preliminary hearing that began on October 20, judge Lisa Chung ruled on Friday, October 21 that Rick Medina a.k.a. Ricardo Medina, Jr. (Cole from Power Rangers Wild Force) will be forced to stand trial for the murder of his roommate Joshua Sutter, for which he was arrested and charged in January.

KNBC-4 Los Angeles was in the courtroom Thursday when the hearing began, including in their report audio of the 911 call and partial testimony from Medina’s girlfriend about the night in question.  Medina was scheduled to be back in court on November 4 for arraignment, but that proceeding has since been postponed until December 16.

In a report by KABC-7 Los Angeles, Medina’s attorney Allen Bell says he still has not gotten any response from the deputy district attorney’s office about what he believes to be false information provided as to dog bites on the victim’s body being regarded as inflicted stab wounds.

“I can only conclude that the conduct that we complained of is being ratified by the district attorney, and ignored by the district attorney, and, or I hate to say, maybe covered up by the district attorney,” Bell said.

According to an article outlining the case on People.com, Medina’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 20, 2016.

(Courtesy in part: ranger_scout from Rangerboard)

After being arrested on formal murder charges last month, KNBC-4 Los Angeles reports that Rick Medina a.k.a. Ricardo Medina, Jr. (Cole from Power Rangers Wild Force) appeared in court in the city of Lancaster for a bail hearing, presenting the argument that Medina does not pose a threat to the outside world. The judge turned down the reduction request and the $1 million dollar bail still stands.

Deputy District Attorney Tannaz Mokayef claimed that there were ten total stab wounds on Joshua Sutter’s body, Medina’s former roommate. Medina’s attorney Alan Bell disputed the claim, saying that the prosecution did not want to see photos proving the majority of those wounds were bites from dogs cared for on Sutter’s property and the coroner had incorrectly identified said wounds.

Bell also presented a protective order filed by Joshua Sutter’s sister Rachel Kennedy against her brother. Bell cited that Sutter possibly had a violent pattern, but Kennedy spoke to reporters stating that the incident between her and her brother was all a misunderstanding.

Medina has another court date currently scheduled for April 2016.

TMZ reports they’ve spoken to local law enforcement and Rick Medina a.k.a. Ricardo Medina, Jr. (Cole from Power Rangers Wild Force) has been arrested and formally charged with the stabbing death of his roommate Joshua Sutter.

Last year, Medina was involved in a fatal encounter with Sutter apparently stemming from an argument over Medina’s girlfriend.  Medina immediately alerted police, and after an initial investigation, charges against him were dropped and he was released from jail.  But the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department today says the district attorney has now charged Medina with one count of murder.  According to the KTLA-5 Los Angeles news crew, prosecutors request he be held on $1 million bail.

The family of Joshua Sutter assumes this new action was taken due to evidence not matching Medina’s claim of self-defense.  Chiefly, that Sutter was said to be the attacker yet had defensive wounds on his hands, and allegedly burst into Medina’s room yet most of his blood was found outside the room.

If convicted, Medina would face 26 years to life in prison.

On Sunday, February 1, 2015, TMZ broke the story about Rick Medina a.k.a. Ricardo Medina, Jr. (Cole from Power Rangers Wild Force) being arrested for stabbing his roommate Joshua Sutter in the stomach with a sword after an altercation:

According to law enforcement … Medina retreated to his bedroom with his girlfriend — but Sutter forced his way into the bedroom … and that’s when Medina allegedly stabbed him once in the abdomen with the sword.

Medina called 911 and waited for for cops to arrive. He was arrested and booked for murder. Sutter was transported to a hospital … where he was pronounced dead.

ABC7.com is now reporting that the charges against Medina for murder were dropped today and the district attorney is requesting further investigation. Medina was released today at approximately 1:00 PM PT.

UPDATE (9:13PM ET):

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Show Notes

Hosted by: Lisa J and Tristan
Topics: We talk with Rick Medina (Cole from Power Rangers Wild Force, Deker from Power Rangers Samurai) about auditioning for the show, the Saban/Disney transition, previous occupations, his reaction to negative criticism, and more!

Show Notes

Hosted by: N/A
Topics: This is a preview of our full audio interview with Rick Medina (Cole from Power Rangers Wild Force, Deker from Power Rangers Samurai). Look out for Part 2 Wednesday, August 29, 2012.

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Rick Medina is no more on Facebook. Rick Medina is gone. He has forever left us without a trace. He will be missed…until he shows up on Power Rangers Samurai.

Who is Rick Medina? Don’t you know he’s the superstar Ricardo Medina, Jr. (Cole from Power Rangers Wild Force)? How dare you not know about his follies with his co-stars Hector David, Jr., Najee De-Tiege, and Brittany Pirtle? How dare you call yourself a fan by not saving every single one of their New Zealand excursions captured digitally for our enjoyment? How dare you sit there and not parse every Facebook status that led us closer and closer to the Promise Land that is…Ricardo. Medina. Jr.!? Sorry, I have misspoken. Rick Medina.

Rick Medina graced us with his wit and charm, and after he burned every single shirt he ever owned, he is no longer with us. In cyberspace. What will we ever do without Rick? I can hear him now, warning me to “STOP!” from a mile away after he’s taken his time to stop as well. I can see him now, riding majestically through the anus of a giant serpent. That’s how it’s done. I grieve for my loss, but not for long.

Rick Medina, you will rise again and give forth your excellence to the masses. You will surpass your predecessors. You will triumphantly look down upon the weak. So until you return, I will disseminate to the laymen and let them know of your legacy thus far. No matter how much they try to fight the inevitable, Rick Medina will never give up.