BANNING (CNS) - A convicted felon accused of gunning down a 20-year- old man and wounding his female companion near downtown Hemet was charged today with murder and attempted murder.Roman Ralph Mendez, 21, of Castro Valley, was arrested Thursday following a Hemet Police Department investigation into the double shooting last month.Along with the murder and attempted murder counts, Mendez was charged with being a felon in possession of a gun, as well as sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.The defendant was being held in lieu of $2 million bail at the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside and was slated to make his initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon at the Banning Justice Center.According to Hemet police Lt. Michael Mouat, about 3 a.m. Oct. 27, Mend
