Testimony Wraps Up in DHS Gang-Related Murder Trial
Jury deliberations are expected to begin Tuesday in the murder trial of a suspected gang member charged with gunning down a man in the courtyard of a Desert Hot Springs apartment building. Edwardo...
View ArticleAttorney for Newlywed Accused of Stabbing Husband Argues Suicide, Not Murder
A drunken woman grabbed a large kitchen knife and stabbed her new husband “straight through the heart” at their Pico-Union apartment, a prosecutor told jurors Monday, but a defense attorney countered...
View ArticleMan Arrested For Two DHS Shootings Charged With Attempted Murder
Attempted murder and other charges were filed Tuesday against an ex-con allegedly responsible for two shootings in Desert Hot Springs over consecutive days, including one that left a man hospitalized....
View ArticleFour Months of Marriage Enough! Newlywed Murders Koreatown Hubby With Bloody...
Photo via Pixabay A 28-year-old woman was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday for fatally stabbing her husband of four months in their Pico-Union apartment last year. Misun Yoo faces 16 years to...
View ArticleDHS Gang-Related Murder Trial Handed to Jury
A parolee and suspected gang member gunned down a man in the courtyard of a Desert Hot Springs apartment building, a prosecutor alleged Tuesday, but a defense attorney said the real killer got away and...
View ArticleMother, Boyfriend Indicted on Murder, Torture Charges for Boy’s Killing
A grand jury indictment unsealed Wednesday charges a Lancaster woman and her boyfriend with capital murder and torture in the June death of her 10-year-old son. Heather Maxine Barron, 29, and Kareem...
View ArticleSuspect Arrested in Body Dumping Murder
A 28-year-old La Habra man was behind bars Thursday on suspicion of killing his girlfriend and dumping her body in a trash bin in Anaheim, police said. Amer Alhasan was arrested at LAX after he checked...
View ArticleJury Selection to Begin in Repeat DUI Offender’s Murder Trial for DHS Crash
Jury selection is expected to begin Tuesday for the second-degree murder trial of a repeat DUI offender accused of running down a pedestrian in Desert Hot Springs and fleeing the scene. Michael...
View ArticleWoman Charged With Murder for Bicyclist’s Death
A 61-year-old woman accused of using her station wagon to intentionally strike a bicyclist in Claremont last weekend was charged Tuesday with murder. Sandra Marie Wicksted of Claremont was due to be...
View ArticleMurder Charge for Driver in Death of Bicycle-Riding Costa Mesa Fire Captain
A 25-year-old Mission Viejo man was charged Tuesday with murder for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs and colliding with an off-duty Costa Mesa fire captain who was bicycling in Mission...
View ArticleDeadly Driver Targeted Bike Riders in Claremont? She’s Charged With Murder
A 61-year-old woman accused of using her station wagon to intentionally strike a bicyclist in Claremont last weekend was charged Tuesday with murder. Sandra Marie Wicksted of Claremont is scheduled to...
View ArticleWoman Charged With Murder In Bicyclist’s Death
A 61-year-old woman accused of using her station wagon to intentionally strike a bicyclist in Claremont last weekend was charged Tuesday with murder. Sandra Marie Wicksted of Claremont is scheduled to...
View ArticleWoman Charged With Murder In Bicyclist’s Death Due in Court
Arraignment on murder and other charges is scheduled Wednesday for a 61-year-old woman accused of using her station wagon to intentionally strike a bicyclist in Claremont and trying to run down several...
View ArticleArmy Private Convicted in Triple Murder in Fullerton
A 23-year-old Army private who said he gunned down a teenage friend’s mother and stepfather and a third person to free her from what he perceived as an abusive family situation was convicted Thursday...
View ArticleMurder, Torture, Assault Charges Filed Against Banning Man in Daughter’s Death
Charges of murder, torture and assault on a child were filed Friday against a 35-year-old Banning man accused in the death of his 2-year-old daughter, who died at a hospital just days after she came...
View ArticleTestimony Begins In Repeat DUI Offender’s Murder Trial
A repeat DUI offender fatally struck a pedestrian in Desert Hot Springs while drunk, despite numerous prior convictions for drunk driving, a prosecutor said Tuesday, while a defense attorney said his...
View ArticleBanning Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murder, Torture, Assault in Daughter’s Death
A 35-year-old Banning man accused in the death of his 2-year-old daughter, who died at a hospital just days after she came into his care, pleaded not guilty to murder, torture and assault charges...
View ArticleAlleged Accomplice in Jurupa Murder Arraigned
A Jurupa Valley man accused of trying to help cover up the murder of a 40-year-old man allegedly killed by his cousin pleaded not guilty Friday to being an accessory after the fact. Adrian Daniel...
View ArticleAttempted Murder Charges Filed Against Men Accused in Banning Shooting, Chase
Attempted murder charges were filed Monday against two men accused of firing shots at an intended victim who escaped injury in Banning, then leading police on a chase that ended with a crash. Jimmy...
View ArticleElementary School Principal Charged with Murder in Alleged DUI Fatal Crash
An elementary school principal was charged with murder Monday for allegedly driving drunk and killing a woman in a head-on crash in Palmdale. Mary Noel Kruppe, 35, of Pearblossom, is scheduled to be...
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