Prosecutors Examining Fentanyl Murder Allegations
Riverside County prosecutors Monday were reviewing the case submitted by sheriff’s detectives against a 31-year-old man suspected of supplying fentanyl to a Winchester resident who died after ingesting...
View ArticleOne Year Ago Today (February 16, 2021)…Spitzer Squares Off with Gascon on...
One Year Ago Today (February 16, 2021)…Even though a convicted sex offender is charged in Los Angeles with abducting a 6-year-old boy in Anaheim and killing him, Orange County District Attorney Todd...
View ArticleProbationer Charged with Murder for Allegedly Killing Man with Fentanyl
A 31-year-old probationer accused of supplying fentanyl to a Winchester man who died after ingesting the synthetic opioid was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder. Justin Lee Kail of Winchester...
View ArticleProbationer Charged with Murder for Allegedly Killing Man with Fentanyl
A 31-year-old probationer accused of supplying fentanyl to a Winchester man who died after ingesting the synthetic opioid was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder. Justin Lee Kail of Winchester...
View ArticleNewport Police Complain of Spitzer’s Handling of Murder Case
A Newport Beach police lieutenant complained to an Orange County Superior Court judge about District Attorney Todd Spitzer’s reassignment of his prosecution team in a double-murder case after Spitzer...
View ArticleMan Convicted of Rape, Murder of 79-Year-Old Woman 42 Years Ago in Anaheim
A 64-year-old man was convicted Tuesday of raping and murdering a 79-year-old woman in Anaheim 42 years ago. Andre William Lepere was found guilty of first-degree murder, and jurors also found true a...
View ArticleDoubt About Mental Competency Declared in Man Charged With Stepfather’s Murder
Criminal proceedings were suspended Thursday after a doubt was declared about the mental competency of a man who allegedly stabbed his stepfather to death and wounded his mother in Playa del Rey....
View ArticleFour People Accused in Missing Couple’s Murder to Stand Trial
Four of six people accused in the killings of a Coachella Valley couple who vanished nearly five years ago were ordered Thursday to stand trial, with authorities claiming during a preliminary hearing...
View ArticleFour People Accused in Missing Couple’s Murder to Stand Trial
Four of six people accused in the killings of a Coachella Valley couple who vanished nearly five years ago were ordered Thursday to stand trial, with authorities claiming during a preliminary hearing...
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Trial Begins for Gang Murder of Food Truck Operator
A 36-year-old felon opened fire on a gang rival in Santa Ana, but instead killed a dad working in his food truck on Father’s Day, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday while the defendant’s attorney said...
View ArticleMan Arrested on Suspicion of Murder in Fentanyl Overdose Death
A 30-year-old man accused of murder for selling the fentanyl that caused a fatal overdose remained behind bars Saturday in lieu of $1 million bail. Everardo Rodriguez of Lake Elsinore was arrested...
View ArticleGardena Man Arrested, Charged in 1994 Desert Hot Springs Murder
A Gardena man was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on charges of murdering a Desert Hot Springs woman in 1994. Sharron Eugene Gadlin, 48, was arrested Friday in connection to the murder of Cheri Huss,...
View ArticleState Supreme Court Won’t Review Conviction in Santa Monica Murder
The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to review the case of a man convicted of murdering an 18-year-old transient at a park in Santa Monica. Jesse Ramirez-Perez was convicted in September 2019...
View ArticleAnaheim Police Seek Help Arresting Murder Suspect
Anaheim police Wednesday asked for the public’s help tracking down a convicted robber suspected in a drive-by fatal shooting in Anaheim in December. Police were seeking Franky Mejia Echeverria, 20, of...
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Two Men Suspected of Murder in Hawaii Arrested by LAPD
Two men suspected of a homicide in Hawaii were arrested in Inglewood and Anaheim by Los Angeles Police Department officers, authorities announced Thursday. Twenty-three-year-old Juan Tejedor Baron, of...
View ArticleMan Arrested in NoCal on Suspicion of Long Beach Murder
A Northern California man has been arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting a 42-year-old Long Beach man in January, authorities said Saturday. Stanley Shaw, 42, of Turlock was arrested on Thursday by...
View ArticleNew Sentencing Hearing Ordered for Woman Convicted in USC Student’s Murder
A state appeals court panel has ordered a new sentencing hearing for a young woman who was convicted in connection with the beating death of a USC graduate student from China during a robbery near the...
View ArticleWoman Accused of Killing Relative Charged With Murder, Cruelty to Elder
Charges were filed Tuesday against a La Quinta woman suspected of killing an 85-year-old relative. Sally Martha Webster, 59, was arrested Friday in connection with the death of Rosemary Webster,...
View ArticleFelon Accused in Fentanyl-Induced Death Charged with Murder
A felon accused of selling a deadly dose of fentanyl to a 36-year-old Calimesa man was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder. Gregory Robert Oviatt, 34, of Redlands, was arrested Sunday and...
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Man Charged with Murder in Cathedral City Shooting
A murder charge was filed Monday against a 29-year-old man accused of shooting a man in Cathedral City. Daniel Morales Jr., of Cathedral City, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of fatally shooting...
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