Actress Tomeise Michelle Ray has been charged with the February 16 slaying of Anthony Pineda during a robbery at a San Bernardino marijuana dispensary.
Ray, 23, of Los Angeles was arrested August 14 in connection with the murder of Pineda, 25, of Rowland Heights.
According to the San Bernardino Police Department on February 16, two gunmen, initially described as black males, came into the marijuana dispensary in the strip mall at 2844 W. Rialto Avenue and then forced their way into the rear portion of the business.
Pineda was fatally wounded shortly after that.
Curtis . Jackson, 21, of Los Angeles was charged on April 27 with Pineda’s murder. He is in custody, bars charged with Pineda’s murder. Jackson ‘s jury trail is set to begin on August 24. His relationship to Ray is not clear.
There are four others associated with the case: Samuel Lawrence Griffith, Mario Santoscoy, James Raymond Greeno, Jr and Breanna Erica Vasquez, court records show. They are not charged with murder, but with failure to appear at previous hearings with regard to the case, FSB1502799. The case against Griffith Santoscoy, Green and Vasguez is given as FSB1501377. They are not in custody.
Ray made an appearance in Division S-11 for her arraignment before Judge Rafael Arreola on August 18. Deputy district attorney William Lee represented the People of California and deputy public defender Yarrow Neubert represented Ray. She was charged with murder and second degree robbery
Authorities have not made a public disclosure of their theory as to Ray’s involvement in the murder, citing an ongoing investigation. Neubert was given a copy of the complaint and discovery material, but information contained therein was not available at press time.
Ray has done both acting and modeling work