RICHARD RODERIQUEZ - 16 yo (2011)/ Charged: Father; Ian Roderiquez - San Bernardino CA

Dad pleads not guilty in SoCal family attack

03/25/2011 02:43:26 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.—A San Bernardino man has pleaded not guilty to
killing his teenage son and attempting to kill his wife and four other
children.     The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports a judge entered a
not guilty plea Friday on behalf of Ian Roderiquez. Roderiquez is
charged with murder, attempted murder, four counts of torture and four
counts of child abuse.     Roderiquez was arrested after deputies
responded to a 911 call of a man screaming for help inside a home.
Roderiquez's 16-year-old son Richard was found dead inside. His
35-year-old wife Sujal Roderiquez and four other children were injured.
   Sujal Roderiquez remains in critical condition. Two other
sons, ages 12 and 13, are hospitalized but expected to recover. Two
daughters, ages 8 and 10, were treated and released to county Children
and Family Services.
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_17701182?nclick_check=1

A San
Bernardino man accused of killing his teenage son and attempting to kill
his wife and their four other children pleaded not guilty in San
Bernardino County Superior Court on Friday morning.
Ian Anthony Roderiquez, 35, remained silent as Judge Ken Barr entered
a not guilty plea on his behalf. The district attorney's office charged
Roderiquez with murder, attempted murder, four counts of torture and
four counts of child abuse.
Earlier while sitting in a prisoner holding area in the court,
Roderiquez broke down in tears while talking to his attorney, Celia
Torres, a deputy public defender. He kept his head bowed and gazed down
most of the time he was in court.




A preliminary hearing was set for April 7, although he will be back in court March 30 for a status hearing.
Roderiquez, who is being held without bail at West Valley Detention
Center in Rancho Cucamonga, wore an orange jail jumpsuit with the "S/W"
written in large in the front, indicating jail staff has him on suicide
watch.
He was arrested Wednesday after deputies responded to a 911 call of a
man screaming for help at a house in the Del Rosa area near San
Bernardino and Highland. They found his 16-year-old son Richard dead
inside the house and his wife, Sujal Roderiquez, 35, and their four
other children with injuries.
Ian Roderiquez was inside the house when deputies arrived.
His wife, Sujal Roderiquez, 35, suffered severe injuries and was
listed in critical condition earlier but her status has improved since
then, said Cindy Bachman, sheriff's spokeswoman.
Two other sons, Jacob, 13, and Gabriel, 12, are also hospitalized
with less serious injuries and are expected to recover. Their daughters,
Daniella, 10, and Yasmine, 8, were treated for their injuries and
released to county Children and Family Services.
Sheriff's investigators say they're still investigating the motive
behind the attack and are not releasing information on the weapons used,
except to say that two different ones were used. They've also declined
to reveal the nature of the injuries.
Investigators do not want to go into detail until they've talked to all the victims, Bachman said.
An early dispatch call described the incident as a stabbing and
neighbors said they saw the mother and younger children covered with
blood.
The complaint filed in court states in the sections charging him with
torture that Roderiquez "did unlawfully and with the intent to cause
cruel and extreme pain and suffering for the purpose of revenge,
extortion, persuasion and for a sadistic purpose, inflict great bodily
harm."
Neighbors described Ian Roderiquez as an intimidating presence whose
erratic behavior, which included frequent yelling, scared others.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_nslaying26.2915b9a.html

A San Bernardino man stabbed his wife and
children repeatedly, beat them with a monkey wrench, forced them to walk
on broken glass and threatened to set them on fire during an 11-hour
ordeal that left the family's oldest son dead, according to surviving family members.

A police report, filed Friday, describes what happened when two
days earlier, Ian Anthony Roderiquez allegedly attacked his wife, Sujal,
35, and his five children - Richard, 16; Jacob, 13; Gabriel, 12; Daniella, 10; and Yasmine, 8.

Richard was pronounced dead at the scene - one that shocked even a veteran homicide detective.

"It's one of the worst scenes I've ever seen," said Sgt. Don Lupear, who prepared the report.



Ian Roderiquez



Gabriel told investigators that his father began beating his family with a monkey
wrench about 10 p.m. on March 22 and accused them of stealing his drugs,
according to the report.

Sheriff's deputies first made contact with Ian Roderiquez, 35,
after they responded to a 9-1-1 call made by a neighbor at 9:15 a.m. the next day.

Roderiquez allegedly refused to open his front door, but he broke the front window to his home using a pair of hedge clippers.

Deputies took him into custody - in handcuffs - after a short negotiation.

They then entered the Roderiquez home, navigating around the
sofa and mattress barricading the front door. The deputies made their
way to the home's garage.

That's where they found Roderiquez's wife and children - all bleeding or dead.

Sujal Roderiquez was suffering from several stab wounds and
lying on a twin bed box spring, according to Lupear's report. Four of
the Roderiquez children - Jacob, Gabriel, Daniella, and Yasmine - were
suffering from blunt-force trauma wounds.

Deputies took the four children to the home's living room, where they cared for them until paramedics arrived.

The children told the deputies to go back to the garage and check on Richard.

Deputies found Richard laying on the garage floor, underneath a
car seat. He was covered with blood and appeared to be dead, according to Lupear's report.

When paramedics arrived, they pronounced Richard dead.

When coroner's investigators examined Richard's body, he had "numerous" injuries, according to the report.

He had a possible broken lower leg, numerous cut and stab
wounds all over his body and legs, blunt-force trauma to his left hand
and multiple skull fractures, according to the report.

Gabriel told investigators that Roderiquez attacked Richard with the monkey wrench, according to the report.

Coroner's investigator Marline Layva, told detectives about
12:30 p.m. on March 23 that she believed Richard had been dead from 10 to 18 hours.

The four surviving children all gave testimony to investigators, describing the horror dealt to them by their father.

Daniella and Yasmine told investigators that Roderiquez forced
them to walk barefoot on broken glass, according to the report. When
Daniella refused to lay down in the glass, he poured bleach on her and
threatened to set her on fire.

Yasmine and Daniella both said their father beat them with a metal pipe.

Investigators later searched the Roderiquez home and found a
12 1/2 inch stainless steel pipe, covered in blood, according to the
report. The pipe was hidden in a cloth bag.

Gabriel told investigators that his father used "shears" to stab his mother and he bludgeoned her with the monkey wrench.

Sujal Roderiquez was able only to give a brief statement to
investigators before she was taken into surgery. She told them her
husband had beat her and stabbed her.

Sheriff's investigators interviewed Ian Roderiquez March 23, according to the report.

When he entered the interview room, he told investigators that his children were "thieves and liars."

Deputies read him his Miranda rights and he requested a lawyer, and the interview ended.

But when he was being photographed, Ian kept talking, according to the report.

He said his wife was responsible for the injuries his family
members sustained. He said when he left his home to speak with the
deputies, all of his family members "were okay and standing up."

Roderiquez said his wife was trying to frame him and injured herself by striking a bed post and a bed frame with her body.

Sujal is still in critical condition at Loma Linda University Medical Center.

Daniella and Yasmine were released from the hospital Wednesday night to the custody of Child and Family Services.

Jacob and Gabriel are still hospitalized.

Investigators plan to reinterview Sujal Roderiquez and the
four surviving children when their injuries permit. They have been
cooperative but investigators are trying not to push them further than
they are able to go, Lupear said.

"We're still continuing the investigation but we have to take
our time," he said. "The family is not only injured but they're traumatized as well."

Roderiquez pleaded not guilty Friday to one count of murder,
one count of attempted murder, four counts of torture, and four counts of child abuse.

He is on suicide watch at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. He is held without bail.

He is due in court Wednesday for a confirmation-of-counsel hearing.

Read more: http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_17719586#ixzz1I1ZXrhU0

Police detail alleged torture of Calif family

The Associated Press
Posted: 03/30/2011 12:58:59 PM PDT


SAN
BERNARDINO, Calif.—Police say a Southern California man charged with
killing his 16-year-old son and torturing his family for hours forced
his children to walk on broken glass, beat them with a monkey wrench and
doused one of them with bleach. Ian Roderiquez of San Bernardino appeared in court
Wednesday where attorney Celia Torres confirmed she will represent him. The
35-year-old Roderiquez has pleaded not guilty to murder, attempted
murder, torture and child abuse. Torres said she couldn't comment on the
allegations because she just received the case. A police
report says the children of Rodriquez told police he beat the family
March 22 and accused them of stealing his drugs. Roderiquez's son Richard
was found dead in a garage. His wife and four other children were injured.

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_17735115?nclick_check=1

Suspect: Ian Roderiquez

Co-defendant(s): none

Charge(s): Murder, Torture, Child Abuse

DOB: 12/29/1975

Court Case Number: FSB1101328

Prosecutor: DDA Bobbie Mann

Synopsis: Roderiquez is charged with killing his 16-year-old son and torturing his wife and children.

Next Court Date: Disposition/Reset scheduled Nov. 4, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Department 23, San Bernardino Superior Court.

Click Here to download a copy of the charging document.

http://www.sbcountyda.org/Newsroom/HighProfileCases.aspx#FSB1101328