Jury Deliberations Continue Monday in Trial of Man Accused in Thermal Murder
Jury deliberations will continue Monday in the trial of a man accused of beating a Thermal man to death with a bat. Saul Mayoral, 53, is accused in the March 23, 2018, death of a man identified by the...
View ArticleFormer LBUSD Safety Officer Charged with Murder Ordered Held on $2M Bail
A former Long Beach Unified School District safety officer charged with murder for fatally shooting an 18-year-old woman made his first court appearance Friday and was ordered to remain jailed in lieu...
View ArticleMan Convicted of UCLA Student’s Murder Loses Latest Bid for Re-Sentencing
A state appeals court panel ruled Friday that a former Fresno State University student is not eligible for re-sentencing in the murder of a UCLA student whose body was discovered after a fire was set...
View ArticleTrial Date Set in Temecula Murder Case
A Dec. 2 trial date was confirmed Friday for a man accused of fatally stabbing a 34-year-old acquaintance during a confrontation in Temecula. Andrew Christian Temple, 30, of Temecula is charged with...
View ArticleMan Convicted in Thermal Bat Murder, Sanity Phase To Begin Thursday
A man accused of beating a Thermal man to death with a bat was found guilty Tuesday on the murder charge, starting a sanity phase for his trial to determine if he was mentally fit at the time of the...
View ArticleEx-Con Gets Life Sentence in Murder of Former College Football Player
An ex-con was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole for murdering a former Long Beach City College football player during a robbery outside a fast-food restaurant three years ago. Edward...
View ArticleMan Convicted in Thermal Bat Murder, Sanity Phase To Begin Thursday
A 53-year-old man who fatally beat another man with a baseball bat in Thermal was found guilty Tuesday of murder, triggering a second phase of his trial for jurors to determine if he was legally sane...
View ArticleEx-Con Gets Life Sentence in Murder of Former College Football Player
An ex-con was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering a former Long Beach City College football player during a robbery outside a fast-food restaurant just...
View ArticleEx-Con Gets Life Sentence in Murder of Former College Football Player
An ex-con was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering a former Long Beach City College football player during a robbery outside a fast-food restaurant just...
View ArticleCo-Defendant Testifies Against Two Men Accused of Christmas Day Murder
Two men accused in the drug-related robbery and killing of a Palm Desert man on Christmas Day 2016 allegedly met the victim the same day and decided to rob him because he “had a lot of drugs and a lot...
View ArticleEx-Con’s Conviction Upheld for Westlake Carjack Murder
A state appellate court Wednesday upheld an ex-con’s conviction for carjacking and killing a 54-year-old man by running him over with the victim’s pickup truck in the Westlake area of Los Angeles...
View ArticleMan Charged With 2-Year-Old Daughter’s Murder
A Canyon Country man was charged Monday with murder and assault on a child causing death involving his 2-month-old daughter, who died just over a month ago. Marcel James Taylor was arrested last...
View Article22-Year-Old Accused in Palm Desert Murder Pleas Not Guilty Due To Insanity
A 23-year-old Escondido man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend in Palm Desert pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Monday. Richard Colin Holbrook was arrested Oct. 27, 2019, on suspicion of...
View ArticleMan Charged With 2-Year-Old Daughter’s Murder
A Canyon Country man was charged Monday with murder and assault on a child causing death involving his 2-month-old daughter, who died just over a month ago. Marcel James Taylor, 26, was arrested...
View ArticleSuspect Wanted for Attempted Murder of Police Officer
Sheriff’s homicide detectives Tuesday are searching for a person of interest they believe is connected to the attempted murder of a police officer in the Angeles National Forest. Juan Carlos Vazquez,...
View ArticleLatest Appeal Denied for Palmdale Woman Convicted of Her Mother’s Murder
A state appellate court panel Tuesday dismissed the latest appeal filed on behalf of a Palmdale woman who was convicted along with her husband of murdering her 67-year-old mother, whose decomposing...
View ArticleState Supreme Court Won’t Review Ex-Rookie Cop’s Murder Conviction
The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to review the case of a former Los Angeles police officer who was convicted of murder for gunning down a man while off-duty outside a Pomona bar in 2015....
View ArticleSuspect Wanted for Attempted Murder of Police Officer
Sheriff’s homicide detectives continued their search Thursday for a person of interest they say is connected to the attempted murder of a police officer in the Angeles National Forest. Juan Carlos...
View ArticleSuspect Wanted for Attempted Murder of Police Officer
Sheriff’s homicide detectives continued their search Thursday for a person of interest they say is connected to the attempted murder of a police officer in the Angeles National Forest. Juan Carlos...
View ArticleMan Suspected of Deadly Shooting in Hemet Faces Murder Charge
A 29-year-old man suspected of shooting and killing a man in Hemet is expected to be arraigned on a murder charge Monday afternoon. Kelvin Smith of Hemet was arrested Tuesday after deputies received a...
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