Freddy Snyder armed himself with two rifles and demanded his mother’s car keys at their home in the Mojave Desert. After his mother refused, he fired a gunshot into the ceiling, took the keys, and drove away. Snyder then went to the nearby home of Caltech astrophysicist Carl Grillmair, shot him once in the neck, and killed him. Snyder pleaded not guilty to felony charges including murder, carjacking, and first-degree residential burglary. Investigators believe the two men did not know each other and have found no clear motive. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 5, and Snyder remains in custody on about $3.2 million bail. Authorities also said Snyder may have been on Grillmair’s property weeks earlier while carrying an unregistered rifle.
"Weeks before the shooting, Snyder may have been on Grillmair's property, according to officials and court documents. On Dec. 20, Lt. Michael Modica of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said, the scientist spotted someone possibly trespassing on his land and called law enforcement. When deputies arrived and found Snyder in the area, Modica said, he was carrying a rifle and explained that he was on his way to the post office."
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