LOS ANGELES—A man was found guilty by a judge June 13 of federal criminal charges stemming from his abduction of a 68-year-old woman with dementia at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Johnny Ray Gasca, 53, of Bronx, New York, was found guilty of one count of kidnapping, two counts of attempted obstruction of justice, and one count of attempted witness tampering, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
U.S. District Judge André Birotte Jr. entered the verdict Tuesday at the conclusion of a six-day bench trial in Los Angeles federal court.
According to evidence presented at trial, Gasca kidnapped the victim at about 8:30 a.m. on July 19, 2021, after attempting to obtain a medical appointment at the VA facility….