Hemet Man has to stand trial for allegedly killing an elderly mother

A convicted felon accused of fatally beating his 81-year-old mother in their Hemet home must stand trial on first-degree murder and other crimes, a judge ruled Thursday.

Ricardo Donald Tucker, 59, is alleged to have killed Lee Tucker in 2022.

After a preliminary hearing at the Banning Justice Center on Thursday, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Francisco Navarro concluded there was enough evidence to convict Tucker of murder, as well as elder abuse, aggravated assault on a dependent adult and to bring to trial abuse of a deadly weapon in the commission of a crime.