Tag: Los Angeles County District Attorney

LA District Attorney’s Office Abandons Twitter

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced June 6 it will no longer post news or other content on Twitter, citing “unchecked vitriol” on the social media platform, including in comments on the office’s page. “As a prosecutor’s office, we uphold the principles of justice, fairness, and equality for all,” according to a…


Los Angeles DA George Gascón’s Office Leaves Twitter Over ‘Unchecked Vitriol’

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced June 6 it will no longer post news or other content on Twitter, citing “unchecked vitriol” on the social media platform, including in comments on the office’s page. “As a prosecutor’s office, we uphold the principles of justice, fairness, and equality for all,” according to a…


Gascón Critic Suit Winner Seeks $1.3 Million in Attorneys’ Fees, County Wants Retrial

LOS ANGELES—A veteran Los Angeles County prosecutor who was awarded $1.5 million after she was denied important jobs in retaliation for complaining about directives set forth after the 2020 election of District Attorney George Gascón is now seeking $1.3 million in attorneys’ fees, but the county wants a new trial. The March 6 Los Angeles…


Ex-Con Charged With Killing Worker Painting Over Gang Graffiti in Northridge

SAN FERNANDO, Calif.—A Panorama City man has been charged with murder and other counts for allegedly fatally shooting a man who had been hired to paint over gang graffiti on the wall of a Northridge business. Jamal Jackson, 24, is set to be arraigned May 23 in a San Fernando courtroom on one count each…


2 Men Charged in Dodger Stadium Attack After Elton John Concert

LOS ANGELES—Two men are scheduled to be arraigned next month on charges stemming from the beating of a married couple in their 60s in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after an Elton John concert last November. Reece Hopkin, 38, and Chad Reeves, 42, were each charged with one felony count of battery with serious bodily…


LAPD Officer Convicted of Filing False Report, Perjury in 2019 DUI Arrest

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles police officer was convicted March 20 of filing a false report and perjury stemming from a traffic stop in the Hollywood area about 3 1/2 years ago. Jurors deliberated for two hours before finding Alejandro Castillo, 50, guilty of the two felony counts, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s…


Jury Awards $1.5 Million to LA County Prosecutor Who Sued DA George Gascón for Retaliation

A Los Angeles jury awarded $1.5 million in damages March 6 to a former head prosecutor with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office—who alleged she was given a demotion after raising objections to DA George Gascón’s juvenile sentencing reform policies. The week-long trial of Shawn Randolph was the first of nearly 20 such cases….


Man Declared Factually Innocent of 1983 Los Angeles Murder

LOS ANGELES—A man who spent 38 years behind bars for the 1983 abduction and murder of a woman in Inglewood was declared factually innocent Mar. 2 of the crime. Superior Court Judge William C. Ryan noted that the request for a finding of factual innocence for Maurice Hastings came in a motion jointly filed by…


Long Beach Police Arrest 2 Teens for Murder

Long Beach police Jan. 27 arrested two local teenagers, one aged 15 and the other 16, for the alleged murder of a 20-year-old resident earlier this month. According to authorities, the minors shot Isaiah Saucedo, killing him Jan. 6 around 8:30 p.m. in the 5500 block of Long Beach Boulevard. When officers responded, they said…


Gascón Recall Campaign to Sue LA Registrar Over ‘Wrongful Invalidation’ of Signatures

After a second effort to recall Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón failed in August, the recall campaign is filing an injunction against the county registrar, claiming that the county’s signature verification process was “seriously flawed, resulting in substantial errors, the wrongful invalidation of many valid signatures.” The recallers said their volunteer attorneys have been reviewing the…