A neighbor witnessed Michael Ray Jennison shoot probate agent and realtor James Magot twice in the head after a brawl involving the sale of a condominium. Magot was apparently hired by a San Diego probate lawyer to handle the sale of the property, but instead attempted to buy it himself through a competing bid against one of Jennison’s friends. Jennison inherited the condominium from his grandmother, who had cared for him since the age of 12.

Jennison, now 38, was apparently in the custody of his grandmother because his mother, an alleged alcoholic and methamphetamine user, physically and emotionally abused him – at one point breaking his jaw. Jennison’s grandparents isolated and belittled him, and his aunts described him as “socially inept, withdrawn and warped by his upbringing.” After his arrest, Jennison has been suicidal and apparently has had psychotic episodes in jail – including audio and visual hallucinations. This is an update to “San Diego Probate Dispute Turns Deadly.”

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