Ex-wife says California gunman was violent at times

 
By The Associated Press
Published: December 31, 2009

LAKESIDE, Calif. — Donnell Roberts , who killed his former boss and himself outside a Southern California casino, was an angry person with a tragic childhood who had a history of threatening people, his ex-wife said.

Maria Small , 35, who was married to Roberts for 13 years, told the San Diego Union-Tribune that he was sometimes violent toward her. She said he once slashed the car tires of a former boss w...


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