Mugshot: Suspect who Attacked Elderly Woman

Police have released the mugshot of Alonzo Bernard Johnson, 51, the alleged suspect who attacked an elderly woman in her home Monday morning.

The victim, who is still in intensive care at Huntington Hospital, left her front door open while waiting for her grandchildren to arrive to her home on the 1000 block of Indiana Avenue around 7:45 a.m. Monday, said South Pasadena Detective Bill Earley.

Johnson walked in and asked to charge his cell phone, but when the victim told him to leave, he allegedly pulled out a kitchen knife and threatened to kill her, according to reports. While holding the knife to her, the suspect then forced her into a rear bedroom, face down onto the bed and began beating her, police reported. 

Luckily, the woman was saved by her grandchildren, who happened to walk in shortly after. 

"This was a crime of convenience," said Earley. "The suspect saw the front door wide open."

South Pasadena is safe and small town, but residents still need to lock their doors, he continued. 

Johnson was carrying a MTA pass, and allegedly took the Gold Line from L.A. to South Pasadena, said Earley. His last registered address was to a group home on Skid Row. 

"Since the Gold Line has opened up, a lot more crime has happened in that area," he said. "The police department pays a lot more attention to that area."

Earley says Johnson has been in and out of jail since the '80s. He has used several aliases and has served time in state prison, according to reports. Previous felony arrests include robbery and burglary. Most recently, he was released from jail in July after serving time for a parole violation, said Earley.

On Monday, Johnson was apprehended in the 5100 block of Huntington Drive in L.A. and booked on multiple charges including attempted burglary and attempted murder after fleeing from South Pas. 

The victim, 80, is being treated at a hospital for a broken nose, unspecified internal injuries, and numerous cuts and bruises; her grandchildren are undergoing counseling after the trauma of witnessing their grandmother being beaten, according to L.A. Now. 

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