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Convict plotted to torture and kill judge; Thrown out of courtroom for unruly...
Photo via Wikimedia Commons. A convicted fraudster was ordered out of a federal courtroom in Santa Ana Wednesday when he blurted out that he wanted his attorney fired for arguing that he was a...
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NorCal armed robbery suspect linked to San Dimas Quiznos killing
Photo by Gustavo Castillo [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsAn investigation into the armed robbery of an armored car and wounding of a guard in Sonoma County has led to the arrest of two men, one...
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Man convicted in kidnapping, murder plot of judge, FBI agents
Photo via Pixabay A former Laguna Beach resident was convicted Tuesday of attempting to arrange for the kidnapping and murders of a judge, two prosecutors and a pair of FBI agents. John Arthur...
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LA mom pleads not guilty to murder charge in death of newborn
Photo via Pixabay A 21-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder in connection with the death of her 19-day-old son in the unincorporated Florence-Firestone area, authorities said...
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Mexican who tried to kill a cop is among 112 ‘criminal aliens’ nabbed by feds
Photo by Alexander Nguyen A Mexican national convicted of the attempted murder of a peace officer was among 112 foreign nationals arrested in the Los Angeles area during a federal operation targeting...
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La Puente man, 82, found burned to death in home; Woman pleads no contest
Photo via Pixabay A La Puente woman pleaded no contest Thursday to murdering an 82-year-old man whose body was found in his West Covina home that was set aflame. Brenda Armstrong, 41, entered her plea...
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Homeless man gets 61 years for fatal stabbing of another transient
Photo via Pixabay A 66-year-old transient was sentenced to 61 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing another homeless man in the city of Orange in a dispute over $100. Lee Roy Castellano was...
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Love-triangle killing suspects charged: Half-dozen face death in San Juan...
Trabuco Creek. Via wikimedia commons A half-dozen people were charged Monday with the love-triangle killing of a man near Trabuco Creek in San Juan Capistrano, where the victim was lured to his death....
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Accused kid killers face justice in Palmdale torture murder
Photo via Pixabay A Jan. 17 trial date was set Thursday for a Palmdale couple charged with capital murder in the beating death of the woman’s 8-year- old son. Pearl Sinthia Fernandez, 32, and Isauro...
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Man who admitted killing Santa Monica couple sentenced for 1972 murder of...
Photo via Pixabay A prolific burglar-turned-murderer, who was behind bars for the 1980 killings of a Santa Monica couple when he was linked to the 1972 slaying of an elderly Hollywood woman, was...
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LA sheriff apologizes over 1991 murder conviction
Jim McDonnell is the new L.A. County sheriff. Photo by John Schreiber. Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell issued a formal apology Tuesday to a man who spent 20 years in prison before his murder...
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Rap lyricist gets 94 years for killing father of 2 in Redondo Beach
Erick Julian Ortega. via http://www.redondo.org/. An ex-con who penned rap lyrics describing details of a killing — but denied any involvement — was sentenced Wednesday to 94 years to life in state...
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Murder conviction upheld for OC man who repeatedly shot wife in head
Los Angeles County Superior Court. Photo by John Schreiber. A state appeals court panel Wednesday upheld the murder conviction of a former Orange County resident who repeatedly shot his estranged wife...
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Tip leads to arrest of homicide suspect on ‘most wanted’ list
Photo by Gustavo Castillo [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsA 45-year-old man suspected in a 16-year-old homicide was in custody Thursday in lieu of $2 million bail following his arrest last week...
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Gang member murders toddler, uncle: Life in prison upheld
Los Angeles County Superior Court. Photo by John Schreiber. A state appellate court panel Thursday upheld a gang member’s conviction for murdering a 22-month-old boy and the toddler’s uncle, who were...
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Transient says he’s innocent of killing woman, leaving body in dumpster
Photo via Pixabay A transient accused of killing a woman he was dating and dumping her body in a West Hollywood trash bin pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge. Abdulla Tario Camran, 29, is...
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Babysitter pleads not guilty to murder of 5-month-old boy
Photo via Pixabay A Palmdale woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder and other charges stemming from the death of a 5-month-old boy who was left in her care. Brittany Ann Ingrassi, 20, is charged...
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Man convicted in 2002 murder of San Gabriel resident
Photo via Pixabay A man was found guilty Friday of first-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of a man at the Port of Long Beach 14 years ago. Stewart Teofilo, 40, of Patterson, was convicted of the...
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Appeals court reverses man’s 1996 murder conviction
Photo via Pixabay A state appeals court panel Monday reversed one of two murder convictions of a Signal Hill man who was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a 1996 killing...
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Murderer shoots wife and ill sister; Sentenced 100 years jail
Photo via Pixabay A man convicted of fatally shooting his 68-year-old wife at their Canyon Country home and then killing his ailing 59-year-old sister at a North Hills nursing facility was sentenced...
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