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A man who killed his wife, then barricaded himself inside his Chula Vista home and engaged in a nearly 24-hour standoff with police, was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years to life in state prison.
Authorities said Billie Jean Partain, 74, was dead for up to three days inside her home before her husband John Partain held SWAT officers at bay outside it for nearly 24 hours
Wearing a black top hat, white gloves, and a t-shirt with Abraham Lincoln's picture on it, Tim Laboria stood from his wheelchair and began to read:
At about 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 25, Chula Vista Police Department dispatchers received a call indicating that Partain had confessed to a relative that he killed his wife, had a weapon and was suicidal, according to Lt. Miriam Foxx of the CVPD. Officers tried to talk to Partain at his home in the 700 block of Glover Avenue but he refused to leave and would not let officers come in to check on his wife, Foxx said. According to the lieutenant, Partain "made numerous statements that he wanted to die by 'suicide by cop' and repeatedly confessed to his wife's murder.''
Man pleads not guilty to murder in wife's death, standoff in Chula Vista ABC 10News and last updated 2021-03-09 20:27:36-05 CHULA VISTA (CNS) - A man who allegedly killed his wife, then barricaded himself inside his Chula Vista home and engaged in a nearly 24-hour standoff with police, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder. John Partain, 63, is accused in the slaying of his wife of more than 30 years, 74-year-old Billie Jean Partain. According to the criminal complaint charging Partain with murder, a hammer was used in the killing, which allegedly occurred three days before he took part in a s...