Son to Stand Trial for 80-Year-Old Mother's Fatal Beating in Vista

Son to stand trial for 80-year-old mother's fatal beating in Vista

A gavel. (File photo courtesy UC Berkeley Law) A man accused of causing fatal injuries to his 80-year-old mother in Vista was ordered Monday to stand trial for second-degree murder. Tad Christopher Johnson, 55, is accused of killing Linda Johnson, who was mortally wounded at a Riviera Drive residence on Oct. 14. According to testimony from a preliminary hearing held in Vista Superior Court, sheriff’s deputies responded after the victim’s son cal…

Man accused in mother’s death in Vista ordered to stand trial

A man accused of causing fatal injuries to his 80-year-old mother in Vista was ordered Monday to stand trial on a charge of second-degree murder. Tad Christopher Johnson, 55, is accused of killing Linda Johnson, who was mortally wounded at a Riviera Drive residence on Oct. 14. According to testimony from a preliminary hearing held in Vista Superior Court, sheriff’s deputies responded after the victim’s son called 911 and stated he’d hit his moth…