Los Angeles Times7 hours agoShe sold his Encino home out from under him for $1.5 million. Then he killed himselfverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Brittny MejiaMiracle Williams detailed to a federal judge the dire situation that led to her partner’s suicide. She talked about the woman she holds responsible for his death. Robert Tascon had been embroiled in a legal dispute since 2021, Williams said through tears, over a house he owned in a beautiful, …
Los Angeles Times7 hours agoL.A. authorities accuse Rebecca Grossman of 'illegal conduct' from jail, her legal team of jury tamperingverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Richard WintonProsecutors want Rebecca Grossman’s access to jailhouse phones cut off after they say she encouraged illegal conduct and her team attempted to tamper with jurors who convicted her of double murder. Deputy Dist. Atty. Ryan Gould and his colleague Jamie Castro filed a motion Monday that detailed …
Los Angeles Times10 hours agoTwo years after child's body found in suitcase, mother arrested in Californiaverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Summer LinThe mother of a 5-year-old boy, who was found dead in a suitcase nearly two years ago in Indiana, was arrested in Arcadia in connection with his murder, according to authorities. Dejaune L. Anderson was arrested Thursday by the U.S. Marshals Service on allegations of murder, neglect of a dependent …
Los Angeles Times10 hours agoFirearm restrictions on defendants awaiting trial are constitutional, 9th Circuit rulesverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Kevin RectorCourt orders that barred two criminal defendants from possessing guns while they awaited trial were in line with historical restrictions on firearms and therefore constitutional, a federal court ruled Monday. While specific to the two cases in question, the court’s analysis adds to one of the most …
Los Angeles Times11 hours agoO.C. man who killed his wife and made it look like an accident gets 15 years to lifeverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Caroline Petrow-CohenA San Clemente fertility doctor who was convicted of fatally strangling his wife and making her death look like an accident has been sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison, according to the Orange County district attorney’s office. An Orange County jury convicted Eric Scott Sills, 58, of the …
Los Angeles Times11 hours agoPort of Los Angeles worker dies after becoming trapped under a forkliftverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Ruben VivesA worker died Monday after becoming trapped under a forklift at the Los Angeles Port, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters responded at 10:39 a.m. to a report of a worker trapped under a forklift at the Los Angeles Port, the fire department said in a statement. Upon arriving, …