| | | | The news for Wednesday, July 7, 2021
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Outraged Over No Promotion, Killer Murdered Two La Verne Co-Workers: Death Sentence Overturned, It’s Now Life, No Parole  A convicted murderer whose death sentence was overturned won’t ever be free as he has been re-sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing two of his former co-workers after he didn’t get the promotion he wanted. Sergio Dejuan Nelson, now 46, was convicted of the Oct. 22, 1993, shooting deaths […]
  
Wrecked Car of Missing Couple Found in Angeles National Forest; 2 Bodies Found The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday confirmed that the car belonging to a teen couple reported missing in the Angeles National Forest has been found wrecked at the bottom of a mountain — but the department was awaiting confirmation from the coroner on the identity of two bodies found inside the wreckage. Police and […]
Horrifying Amber Alert Search For Dangerous Lake Elsinore Alleged Girlfriend Killer Ends In Las Vegas: Kidnapped 2-Year-Old Safe  A Lake Elsinore man suspected of killing his girlfriend and abducting their 2-year-old son was awaiting extradition Wednesday after he was captured in Las Vegas. Celestine John Stoot Jr., 42, had last been seen Monday, when Riverside County sheriff’s investigators allege that he killed Natasha Denise Barlow of San Jacinto. According to sheriff’s Sgt. Deanna […]
Los Angeles County Reports 326 New Cases of COVID-19 Los Angeles County has reported another 326 COVID-19 infections and three additional deaths, although the numbers are likely low due to delays in reporting of test results over the holiday weekend. The county has been seeing recent increases in daily new cases over the past week, reporting more than 600 on Saturday. In mid-June, the […]
Ed Buck Jurors Could Be Asked About Drug Experiences, Views on Prostitution Prospective jurors in the federal criminal trial of former political donor Ed Buck next week in downtown Los Angeles could be asked about prior drug experiences and their views of prostitution, homelessness and cooperating witnesses, according to court papers obtained Wednesday morning. Federal prosecutors want to ask potential jurors whether they or any friends or […]
DA Won’t Seek Death Penalty in Rapper Pop Smoke’s Killing Arraignment is scheduled Wednesday for a man charged along with three juveniles in the killing of rapper Pop Smoke during a robbery last year at a Hollywood Hills home — with the hearing coming one day after the prosecution announced it won’t seek the death penalty in the case. Corey Walker, 20, could now face […]
Coachella-Area Residents Lose Power After Vehicle Knocks Down Lines Nearly 500 Coachella-area residents were without power Wednesday morning after a vehicle slammed into an electrical pole, knocked down power lines and destroyed a junction box, authorities said. Firefighters were called at 1:36 a.m. to Avenue 53 and Calhoun Street and found a single vacant vehicle crashed against the pole, according to Cal Fire and […]
Appeals Court to Hear Arguments Wednesday in L.A. Homelessness Lawsuit A federal appeals panel will hear arguments Wednesday in the city and county of Los Angeles’ bid to place a stop on a judge’s order forcing local government to offer shelter to every homeless person on Skid Row by the middle of October. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals hearing will take place at […]
Parolee Accused of Killing Indio Man to Appear for Preliminary Hearing A ruling is expected Wednesday on whether a parolee accused of fatally stabbing an Indio man will be ordered to stand trial on a murder charge. Vicente Angel Munoz, 29, is suspected of killing Maurice Brock, 27, of Indio on March 14, 2020. Along with the murder count, Munoz faces sentence-enhancing allegations of using a […]
Bad News For LA Sheriff Villanueva: Judge Rejects Bid To Avoid Discussing Deputies Gang-Like ‘Secret Societies’  Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s legal bid to avoid meeting with county Inspector General Max Huntsman to discuss deputy “secret societies” that many criminal justice advocates characterize as gangs was dismissed Tuesday by a judge who nonetheless said there is another avenue Villanueva can take to block a subpoena. The legal option chosen by Villanueva — known […]
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