The roommate of two stabbing victims said she is “totally surprised” the suspect, who court records indicate had a long history of mental illness and domestic violence, was allowed to go free after his recent stint in jail.
Raymond Chatterfield, 29, is now back in custody, accused of killing his grandmother Donna Chatterfield, 78, and uncle Kenneth Chatterfield, 54, at their Otay Mesa mobile home Monday afternoon — just hours after he was released from county jail.
Connie Ferraro, the victims’ roommate, told NBC 7 Donna had been terrified of her grandson for years.
“She was worried. Yesterday, she knew he was getting out,” Ferraro said. “They kept her updated; they should have called her or something but they didn't. The last time they let him out on the 14th of October, the 16th he got arrested here again. And then the 30th, it didn't take him long to get here.”
She said Donna was a “very caring, very giving” lady who was like family to her.
A year ago, a court psychiatrist warned that Raymond "posed a substantial danger of physical harm toward others" and needed antipsychotic medication, according to court documents obtained by NBC 7.
The suspect had told the psychiatrist he thought his grandmother was running a sex trafficking ring and that he was a Navy SEAL fighting a war-- all delusions of a dangerous schizophrenic, the records say.
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In August, Raymond admitted to violating a restraining order meant to protect Donna. In October, court records show he violated the order again. He told police at the time he could go anywhere he wanted because he owns all the land and is the president of Brazil.
He was sentenced to 90 days in jail on Oct. 20, but he got credit for 41 days of time already served. With good behavior, he was released Monday.
"I am totally surprised. I am totally surprised,” said Ferraro. “They should have committed him to a mental health facility or something. They should have known he was going violent. They had him in there for over 45 days."
Raymond was in and out of jail multiple times over the last three years. He was arrested on multiple misdemeanors for drugs, elder abuse and violating the restraining order, according to court documents.
Local judges issued at least three orders to protect Donna from her grandson. None of them prevented Raymond from entering her home Monday, Ferraro said.
“The manager of the park here says she saw him ranting and raving about how his grandmother and uncle should die,” she told NBC 7. “And the park has a restraining order against him. Why didn't they call police?”
NBC 7 reached out to the Rancho Chula Vista Mobile Home Park for their response to Ferraro’s question. We have not heard back.
