| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, February 19, 2020
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High School Teacher in Palmdale Accused of Sexual Relationship With Student A teacher at Pete Knight High School in Palmdale was arrested Wednesday for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old female student. Anthony Faaborg, 53, was taken into custody at his home in Palmdale and was jailed in lieu of $975,000 bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The investigation was conducted […]
  
Lawyers Begin Questioning Potential Jurors in Robert Durst Trial Attorneys began questioning prospective jurors Wednesday in the trial of millionaire New York real estate scion Robert Durst, who is charged with murdering a friend inside her Benedict Canyon home in December 2000. With the trial expected to stretch for an estimated five months, attorneys and Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark Windham will look […]
Arraignment Delayed for Couple Charged in 4-Year-Old Son’s Death The parents of a 4-year-old Palmdale boy are set to be arraigned April 15 on a grand jury indictment charging them with murder and other counts in connection with their son’s death last summer. At the defense’s request, arraignment was delayed Wednesday for Jose Maria Cuatro Jr., 28, and Ursula Elaine Juarez, 26, who were […]
Man Charged in Fatal Trader Joe’s Shooting to be Examined by Psychiatrist A judge Wednesday ordered a court-appointed psychiatrist to examine a man accused of engaging in a gunfight with police that resulted in the death of the assistant manager of a Trader Joe’s store in Silver Lake, after his attorney questioned his client’s mental competence to stand trial. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench […]
Motorist Killed in Three-Vehicle Crash on 10 Freeway In Baldwin Park A motorist was killed Wednesday in a three-vehicle crash on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Baldwin Park, and another driver was arrested for allegedly driving while impaired, authorities said. The crash occurred about 4 a.m. on the westbound 10 Freeway west of Francisquito Avenue, the California Highway Patrol reported. A 55-year-old man from Montclair […]
Rapper Fatally Shot in Hollywood Hills Area; Suspects Sought Rapper Pop Smoke was fatally shot Wednesday in a home-invasion robbery in the Hollywood Hills. The Los Angeles Police Department said officers went to 2033 Hercules Drive about 4:55 a.m. in response to a 911 call that originated on the East Coast. Police did not immediately identify the shooting victim, but Pop Smoke’s record label, […]
Judge Dismisses Sex Abuse Case Against Lawndale Elementary School District A judge entered a judgment in favor of the Lawndale Elementary School District in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a teenage girl who was sexually abused by a program leader in 2016 and 2017. Torrance Superior Court Judge Deirdre Hill found that the district had no liability for the actions of Jason Farr, who […]
Suspected Drunken Driver Charged With Murder in Wrong-Way Freeway Crash A suspected drunken driver was charged Wednesday with murder and other counts stemming from a wrong-way crash on the San Diego (405) Freeway in West Los Angeles that killed another motorist. Marco Abrego, 42, of Northridge pleaded not guilty to one felony count each of murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the […]
LA County Fire Department Sends Resources to Porterville Following Fatal Fire The Los Angeles County Fire Department sent a battalion chief and one of its three “human remains” search dogs and its handler Wednesday to Porterville to assist in the aftermath of a deliberately set blaze in the Central California town’s library that left one firefighter dead and another unaccounted for. Porterville Fire Capt. Raymond Figueroa, […]
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