Woman Gets 35 Years to Life for Murder of Film Marketing Consultant/Activist
A homeless woman was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years to life in prison for the fatal shooting of a film marketing consultant who worked on social justice campaigns with well-known figures in Hollywood....
View ArticleMurder Defendant Wins New Trial on Gang Enhancements
State Supreme Court justices Thursday overturned part of the death penalty conviction of a white supremacist gang leader in an Orange County killing because of a new state law. Michael Anthony Lamb,...
View ArticleWoman Charged With Murder in Deaths of 3-Year-Old Twin Sons
A Winnetka woman was charged Monday with murder in connection with the deaths of her twin 3-year-old sons. Jestice James, 22, is facing two counts each of murder and child abuse under circumstances or...
View ArticleWoman Charged With Murder in Deaths of 3-Year-Old Twin Sons
A Winnetka woman was charged Monday with murder in connection with the deaths of her twin 3-year-old sons. Jestice James, 22, is facing two counts each of murder and child abuse under circumstances or...
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Woman Charged with Murder in Deaths of 3-Year-Old Twin Sons
A Winnetka woman is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in a Van Nuys courtroom in connection with the deaths of her twin 3-year-old sons. Jestice James, 22, is facing two counts each of murder and child...
View ArticleOne Year Ago Today (July 18, 2023)…Attorneys Argue Case Against Man Charged...
One Year Ago Today (July 18, 2023)…A 36-year-old man has lied repeatedly over the years about his attempted rape and fatal beating of a 68-year-old neighbor, a prosecutor told jurors as the defendant’s...
View ArticleLake Elsinore Man Arrested on Suspicion of Murder
A 50-year-old Lake Elsinore man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a man to death, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced Sunday. Deputies from the sheriff’s Lake Elsinore station...
View ArticleTrial Date Confirmed for Coachella Man Accused of Murder, DUI
A September trial date was set Monday for a 39-year-old man suspected of driving under the influence and causing a traffic collision in the Thermal area that left one man dead and another person...
View ArticleFather Makes First Calif. Court Appearance in 3-Week-Old Son’s Murder
A man whose 3-week-old baby went missing from a Palmdale home in early May made his first appearance Tuesday in a Southland courtroom on murder and other charges. Yusuf Dewees, 24, was ordered to...
View ArticleMan’s Conviction Upheld for Former Basketball Standout’s Murder
A state appeals court panel has upheld a man’s conviction for the shooting death of a former Narbonne High School basketball standout in Harbor City more than a decade ago. In its ruling Monday, a...
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Appeals Court Upholds Conviction for Fatal Shooting of High School Basketball...
A state appeals court panel has upheld a man’s conviction for the shooting death of a former Narbonne High School basketball standout in Harbor City more than a decade ago. In its ruling Monday, a...
View ArticleItinerant Charged with Murder in Stabbing of Lake Elsinore Man
An itinerant accused of fatally stabbing a 41-year-old Lake Elsinore man during a confrontation in a business center parking lot was charged Wednesday with murder and other offenses. Steven James...
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Teen, Man Charged with Fatal Shooting of Street Vendor
Two men have been charged with murder in connection with the death of a street vendor who police said was struck by apparent stray gunfire in a gang-related shooting in Long Beach. Rahman Snook...
View ArticleTrio Suspected of Murder, Attempted Robbery Expected to Face Charges
A trio of murder suspects remained in custody Monday following a shooting over the weekend. Palm Springs Police Department officers received a call from a hospital Friday at 10:26 p.m., according to a...
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Trio Suspected of Murder, Attempted Robbery Expected to Face Charges
Felony counts are expected to be entered Wednesday against a trio of suspects allegedly involved in a Palm Desert shooting. Cathedral City residents Michael Genera, 23, and Eliberto Genera, 23, along...
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Coachella Man to Stand Trial for Alleged Murder in DUI Case
A Coachella man suspected of driving under the influence and causing a crash that killed a 36-year-old woman in Palm Desert must stand trial for murder, a judge ruled Thursday. Alberto Lopez, 27, was...
View ArticleMurder, Drug Trafficking, Extortion Alleged in South LA Gang Takedown
Dozens of alleged members and associates of a South Los Angeles street gang — including 23 defendants arrested Tuesday — are facing federal charges including murder, fentanyl trafficking and extortion,...
View ArticleCold Case Investigators Seek Public’s Help Solving Decades Old Murder
A murder case going back more than three decades, involving a 25-year-old Long Beach woman whose remains were located in Perris, remains active, with authorities Tuesday asking anyone who might have...
View ArticleOrange County Judge Rejects Costa Mesa Murder Case
An Orange County Superior Court judge Thursday dismissed murder charges against a 19-year-old man accused in a gang-related shooting in Costa Mesa. Ryan Ivan Ramos was charged in November with murder...
View ArticleMan Charged with Murder in Apparent Road Rage Death in West Hollywood
A 48-year-old man accused of killing another man during an apparent road-rage confrontation in a 7-Eleven parking lot in West Hollywood is due back in court next month. Ramon Casas pleaded not guilty...
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