Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

AZUSA - The 81-year-old suspect accused of causing felony vandalism in an Azusa neighborhood for roughly a decade has died, authorities said.

Prince Raymond King died Wednesday, May 29. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner has yet to either defer, or list a cause of death.

Officers were sent to a home in the 500 block of North Soldano Avenue around 7:30 a.m. for a death investigation. First responders found King unresponsive, according to Sgt. Johnson of the Azusa Police Department.

“There were no signs of any trauma or foul play,” Johnson told SGV CityWatch.

King made a May 28 appearance in court where he was charged with five felony counts of vandalism and two misdemeanor counts of vandalism. He pleaded not guilty, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Investigators with the Azusa Police Department Directed Enforcement Unit conducted a lengthy investigation and learned that for nearly 10 years dozens of citizens were being victimized by a serial slingshotter who broke windows, windshields and almost struck people with ball bearings, according to the Azusa Police Department.

During a search warrant served May 23 in the 900 block of North Enid Avenue, detectives located and arrested Prince Raymond King. Ball bearings and a slingshot were seized from his home.

King was held without bail at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles ahead of a scheduled appearance in West Covina Superior Court May 28. He was released on his own recognizance. He was scheduled for an early disposition hearing June 17.

King was charged with crimes committed October 10, 2021, according to Los Angeles Superior Court records.

If convicted as charged, King faced a possible sentence of nearly eight years in prison.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

AZUSA - An 81-year-old man is accused of causing felony vandalism in a neighborhood during the course of roughly 10 years, the Azusa Police Department said.

Investigators with the Azusa Police Department Directed Enforcement Unit conducted a lengthy investigation and learned that during that decade, dozens of citizens were being victimized by a serial slingshotter who broke windows, broke windshields and almost struck people with ball bearings, according to the Azusa Police Department.

During a search warrant in the 900 block of North Enid Avenue, detectives located and arrested Prince Raymond King. Ball bearings and a slingshot were seized from his home.

King is being held without bail at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles ahead of a scheduled appearance in West Covina Superior Court May 28.

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