“The suspect became upset when the victim started to pray. He then struck the victim with an oxygen tank,” said a sheriff’s department statement.
LANCASTER — A man was in custody Wednesday following his arrest for allegedly killing a fellow patient at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, where both men were being treated for COVID-19, authorities said. Jesse Martinez,37, was booked on suspicion of murder and his bail was set at $1 million, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
