Glendora Man Convicted of Murdering Mother, Companion

Glendora Man Convicted of
Murdering Mother, Companion

July 29, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Joe Scott, Director of Communications
Sandi Gibbons, Public Information Officer
Jane Robison, News Secretary
Shiara Dávila, Assistant PIO
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POMONA – A Glendora man was convicted by a jury today of the first-degree murders two years ago of his mother and her companion at the couple’s home in Glendora.

The Pomona Superior Court jury also determined after a day and a half of deliberation that the special circumstances including multiple murders were true. The District Attorney’s office opted not to seek the death penalty for 36-year-old Robert Lee Lewis, so he faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The defendant’s mother, Pamela Dumais, 51, and her companion, Rodney Courtright, 52, were found shot to death in October 2006 at the home they shared in the 900 block of Ivy Street in Glendora.

Police went to the couple’s home in the quiet residential neighborhood after co-workers called to say that Dumais had not come to work. They found the bodies. Both victims were shot to death. The jury found that Lewis used a handgun to commit the crimes.

Lewis was arrested at the home and has remained in custody since then.

Deputy District Attorney Samer Hathout, who prosecuted the case, said the defendant is scheduled to be sentenced by trial Judge George Genesta on Aug. 21.

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