He was the only son of my great uncle Bethel & only 30 when he was brutally gunned done.
When I first started looking for info on my great cousin, I started looking for who he married & who his children were/are. I had no idea that I would stumble upon such an unbelievably tragic story.
From the multiple newspaper article I found, Elliott was the third person allegedly murdered by Rick Stevens.
newspaper.com (The Chronicle)
I never found any information regarding the final charges in the case, but Rick was ultimately accused of kidnapping & robbing 2 group of people, including 2 brother, Andrew Jackson Austin & Harry Austin. These murders were proceeded by the home invasion & murder of Elliott Ray.
Elliott, home with his girlfriend Renee, was shot. His girlfriend was bound, but would eventually escape & go for help.
Rick took off in Elliott's car, but wanted by the police for the double murders of the brothers, he was finally apprehended in a schoolyard, after he abandoned the stolen car & pretended to be a jogger.
What happened in the case?
As far as I can tell, Rick was convicted. (I am not sure of the kidnapping, robbery & car theft charges he was also accused of.). He spent the next 35+ in jail, but was released in July 2012.
2 other men, Martin Derouen & Roy Davis Jr were also persons of interest in the case.
(I'm unsure if they were charged or convicted.)
I have so many questions, but I have to research & find out the rest of this story.
Please post a comment below.
Regarding Roy Davies, I was his Parole Agent. He was released from prison in 1995, he served 19 years 3 months 4 days. He ministered 14 years of his 19 years in prison and continued his ministry to date. He has a wonderful wife and kids. A true success story.
ReplyDeleteRick Stevens totally turned his life around too, in prison; and stepped up to ministry.
DeleteMartin Edward Derouen is Rick Stevens' half-brother or stepbrother, younger by a few years. His father, Edward Derouen, was the second husband of Rick Stevens' mother, so Martin and Rick kind of grew up together as boys in Reno, NV then the Calif. Bay Area.
ReplyDeleteRick Stevens died in 2017, reason stated by is son as cancer.
My condolences for your loss. Both Rick Stevens and Roy Davis were incarcerated at the California Medical Facility. I was a Correctional Officer there from 1978 - 1994 and knew both fairly well. One thing that set them apart from most prisoners was they admitted that they were guilty. I never saw them together but had extensive conversations with both.Both were model prisoners. I know how manipulative inmates can be.However Rick Steven's and Roy Davis did a lot to help new inmates with the Chaplin. I believe they were among a handful of prisoners who sincerely turned around their lives for the better.They both showed me respect and in my 17 years at CMF they counseled hundreds of inmates
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