Nursing Home Employee Charged With Resident Murder
A former California nursing home employee was charged Tuesday, March 23, 2010, with the murder of an eighty-seven year old female resident.
Allegedly, thirty-two year old Maximo Fajardo, Jr. smothered the resident using a pillow. He was employed at Convalescent Center Mission Street, located in San Francisco, California. March 22, 2010 was the first time he was allowed to spend time alone with residents unsupervised and reportedly, the resident's death was reported to police around 10:24 a.m. The Medical Examiner's Office is trying to locate the resident's family and has not released her name.
Fajardo was charged with murder with the special allegation of using a dangerous or deadly weapon, felony elder abuse, two counts of felony carjacking, and one count of attempted felony carjacking. He also faces three other counts: hit-and-run causing property damage, hit-and-run causing injury, and escape.
The other charges stem from Fajardo's behavior after the alleged murder and while undergoing questioning surrounding the resident's death. First, Fajardo ran from the scene before police arrived and reportedly carjacked a Toyota Camry. He crashed the automobile into a Nissan Pathfinder. He abandoned the Camry and tried to steal another SUV, but was unsuccessful and ran. Two witnesses to the crash chased Fajardo and held him until police were able to arrive.
Fajardo also attempted to run from the interrogation room after being questioned by a homicide inspector and CSI officer. He was tackled to the ground.
