Proceedings again reset for man, 20, accused of 2020 attempted murder

A Solano County Superior Court judge once again reshuffled a court date for a 20-year-old man arrested in May for allegedly shooting an 18-year-old multiple times in Fairfield, a crime police investigators believe is gang-related.

Kendrick Tyrone Rose Jr. was scheduled to appear Wednesday for a readiness conference in Department 11, but Judge William J. Pendergast ordered the defendant, who was previously scheduled for a May 4 preliminary hearing, to return at 8:30 a.m. May 20 for the conference and to set a new preliminary hearing date in the Justice Center in Fairfield. Rose is represented by criminal defense attorney Lester Paredes.

At a previous hearing, Pendergast denied a defense motion to reduce Rose’s $750,000 bail and to release him on his own recognizance, most likely because of the nature of the allegation.

During a later hearing, Pendergast ordered a psychiatric examination for Rose, in accord with Penal Code section 1026, which governs pleas of not guilty by reason of insanity. The examination results appeared to be the subject of a hearing, which according to court records, included a motion for unspecified diversion for Rose.

He has pleaded not guilty to an attempted murder charge. Rose remains in Solano County Jail.

The shooting occurred May 17 in the 300 block of East Tabor Avenue.

The victim, a resident of Fairfield who was not identified at the time, was taken to a local hospital after being struck “in the extremities and in the chest” and recuperated there, Fairfield police investigators said at the time.

Rose, from Fairfield and Oakland, was taken into custody after fleeing the scene on foot with the firearm, an assault rifle, Lt. Jausiah Jacobsen said at the time.

“It does appear it is gangrelated,” he told The Reporter, adding that an officer in the area at the time, about 5 p.m., “by sheer coincidence” saw Rose fleeing, apprehended him on suspicion of attempted murder and recovered the firearm.