On March 1, 2019, 9-year-old Trinity was brutally beaten, tortured, and dumped dead on the side of the road as if she were trash. Trinity’s mother and her mother’s boyfriend, Emiel Lamar Hunt, were charged with her murder. Hunt had a prior record. In 2005,...
My name is Guillermo Orellana, and on April 24, 2013, my brother, Kevin Orellana, was brutally murdered. He was attacked and stabbed 10 times at his high school in front of many of his friends, and our lives were just shattered. We believed in justice when...
Hochman Gets 83% of His Donations From L.A. County Residents, While Nearly Half of Gascon Donors Live Hundreds of Miles Away LOS ANGELES / Sept. 27, 2024 — Nathan Hochman, the leading candidate for District Attorney of Los Angeles County, has significantly outraised and outspent incumbent...
On April 24, 2013, brothers Anthony and Michael Carpio attacked 18-year old Kevin Orellana who was at the handball courts on the campus of Cleveland High School in Reseda. Michael started the fight, but Anthony pulled a knife and stabbed Orellana 10 times in the...
Defendant Efrem Demery was friends with Michael Pollard and De'Vaughn Carter who were both studio musicians. On April 14, 2018, the defendant had an altercation with Michael and De'Vaughn. The defendant followed them back to the studio, and went across the street to purchase gasoline and...
The Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA) announced a lawsuit against D.A. George Gascon for allegedly shielding one of his top aides from prosecution for felony charges. Read the ADDA announcement here: ADDA Sues DA Gascón for Repeated Violations of the California Public Records Act Los Angeles, September 11,...
Street takeovers are dangerous and have surged under DA Gascon. His Special Directive 23-02 reduces many vehicle-related crimes to mere infractions, limiting consequences and emboldening these dangerous street takeovers. This soft-on-crime policy puts our communities at risk. As DA, I’ll prioritize public safety and ensure...
LOS ANGELES / August 29, 2024 – Nathan Hochman, the former Assistant U.S. Attorney General and candidate for District Attorney of Los Angeles County, today released the following statement regarding D.A. Gascon’s failure to effectively prosecute hate crimes: “For nearly four years, George Gascon has largely...
Judge Ohta’s well-reasoned decision makes it clear why he ordered Gascon’s No 3 in command Diana Teran to stand trial on six felony charges. It is unprecedented for a top LA DA executive to be accused of corruption like this. Yet Gascon still is paying...
LOS ANGELES / August 19, 2024 – District Attorney candidate Nathan Hochman today demanded that D.A. George Gascon file gang and gun enhancements against the gang members arrested in the murder of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor. The suspects implicated in the actor’s killing are...