Indio Man Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Woman Found Dead at Home
A 25-year-old Indio man pleaded not guilty to a murder charge Friday in the shooting death of a woman found dead in her home. The body was discovered around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday in a home at 38555 Rancho...
View ArticleTwo Charged With Murder and Robbery in Slaying of Rancho Bernardo Teen
Murder and robbery charges were filed Friday against two young men who prosecutors allege are responsible for the death of a Rancho Bernardo teen who was run over by a car in a drug robbery gone wrong....
View ArticleOver a Dozen Gang Members Netted in Sweep Connected to Murder, Other Crimes
More than a dozen members of a Riverside street gang — including the “majority of major players” who run the gang — were arrested in a citywide sweep stemming from a months-long murder investigation,...
View ArticleAntelope Valley Woman’s Conviction Upheld for Married Boyfriend’s Murder
A state appeals court panel Tuesday upheld an Antelope Valley woman’s conviction for fatally shooting her married boyfriend nearly five years ago. Ana Rosenda Mancio, also known as Ana Delgado, of...
View ArticleClosing Arguments in Murder Trial Involving Sex Tape, Missing OB Resident
A man fatally stabbed an Ocean Beach resident over a sex tape they filmed and then hid his body, which has not been recovered, a prosecutor said Wednesday, while a defense attorney maintained that his...
View ArticleAttorney: Blythe Man Admits to Letting Baby Tumble Down Stairs, But Not Murder
An anger-prone Blythe man let go of his roommate’s 18-month-old son while walking him upstairs, causing the boy to tumble and suffer a fatal head injury, a prosecutor told a jury Wednesday, but a...
View ArticleMan Sentenced 40 Years to Life for Murder on Long Beach Freeway
A Fresno man convicted of fatally shooting a Long Beach man nearly two years ago along a freeway offramp was sentenced Thursday to 40 years to life in state prison. A jury convicted Surind Phon, 34,...
View ArticleMan Acquitted in Stephanie Crowe Murder Charged with Being on Prison Grounds
A man who was previously acquitted of a 12-year-old Escondido girl’s murder was back in court Friday on charges of being a felon at a county jail. Richard Raymond Tuite, 50, is charged with a single...
View ArticleMurder Suspect Evades Police Barricade in Hyde Park
A man was shot to death Saturday in the Hyde Park area and the suspect, believed to have barricaded himself in a nearby apartment building, was gone when police eventually entered, authorities said....
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty to Murder in San Diego Homeless Killing Spree
A man who killed four homeless people and attacked several others throughout San Diego during a spree of attacks in 2016 pleaded guilty Monday to 15 felonies, including four counts of murder, and will...
View ArticleMan Convicted of Westlake Carjack Murder
A Los Angeles man was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and carjacking for running over a 54-year-old man after stealing the victim’s pickup truck in the Westlake area more than two years ago....
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty to Murder in San Diego Homeless Killing Spree
A man who killed four people, including three homeless men, and attacked several others throughout San Diego during a spree of attacks in 2016 pleaded guilty Monday to 15 felonies, including four...
View ArticleJudge Dismisses Murder Charge in Fatal North Park Beating
Following a second trial ending with a hung jury, a judge dismissed a murder charge Monday against a man who was accused of beating a 71-year-old man to death with a baseball bat in a North Park alley...
View ArticleMan Convicted of Westlake Carjack Murder
A Los Angeles resident was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and carjacking for running over a 54-year-old man after stealing the victim’s pickup truck in the Westlake area. Mitchell Ray...
View ArticleJury Selection Begins for Fallbrook Man Charged With Murder in Ex’s Slaying
Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of a Fallbrook man accused of fatally shooting a 20-year-old woman he once dated. Oscar Rodas, 28, is charged with murder in the Nov. 1, 2018, killing of...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Murder Suspect Surrenders in Santa Cruz, Brought to LA
A domestic violence murder suspect was brought back to Los Angeles Tuesday after surrendering to police in Santa Cruz. Joseph Chung, 50, was wanted on suspicion of killing his 48-year-old ex-wife,...
View ArticleMan Awaiting Arraignment on Murder, Other Charges in Pedestrian’s Death
A Lancaster man was behind bars Wednesday awaiting arraignment on murder and other charges stemming from the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian in August 2018. James Gonzalez, 39, is charged with one...
View ArticleJury Hears Closing Arguments in Trial of Ex-Cop Charged With Pomona Murder
A prosecutor urged jurors Thursday to convict a former LAPD officer of first-degree murder for shooting a man on a Pomona street during an off-duty run-in, while the ex-cop’s attorney countered that...
View ArticleMan Suspected in 2013 Ambush-Style Slaying Ordered To Stand Trial For Murder
A man remained on the lam for nearly six years after a fellow San Jacinto resident was gunned down in an ambush-style revenge attack must stand trial on a murder charge, a judge ruled Friday. Abraham...
View ArticleJurors Handed Case Against Ex-LAPD Officer Charged With Pomona Murder
Jurors were handed the case Friday against a former LAPD officer charged with murder for the off-duty shooting death of a man in Pomona nearly five years ago. Jurors can consider the lesser crimes of...
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