News Releases & Advisories

September 29, 2023: Los Angeles Police Officer Charged With Fraudulently Collecting Overtime Pay

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Los Angeles police officer Isabel Morales has been charged with fraudulently collecting overtime pay in 2022.

September 28, 2023: Man Convicted in Killing Former Girlfriend in the Hollywood Hills

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Gareth Pursehouse was found guilty by a jury with murdering his ex-girlfriend by throwing her over a balcony at her Hollywood Hills apartment in February 2020.

September 28, 2023: Man Convicted in Ambush Shooting of Two Sheriff’s Deputies at MLK Transit Center in Compton

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Deonte Lee Murray was found guilty by a jury for attempting to murder two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies while they sat in their car outside the Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center on September 12, 2020.

September 26, 2023: District Attorney Gascón Announces Exoneration of Man Wrongfully Convicted of Robbery, Kidnapping, and Sexual Assault

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced the exoneration and release from prison of Gerardo Cabanillas, who was wrongfully convicted of robbery, kidnapping, and sexual assault, among other crimes, in April 1996.

September 20, 2023: Man Charged with Murder of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer in Palmdale

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Kevin Eduardo Cataneo Salazar has been charged with the murder of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer in the city of Palmdale.

September 13, 2023: Man Charged with Murder in Stabbing Death of Metro Passenger in Downtown Los Angeles

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today Randy Lamale Nash has been charged with the murder of a Jesse Rodriguez on a Metro train in downtown Los Angeles.

September 8, 2023: District Attorney Gascón, Attorney General Bonta, and Other Officials Welcome Court Decision in Case Against Mariner Health Skilled Nursing Facilities

District Attorney George Gascón is pleased to join Attorney General Rob Bonta, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, Santa Cruz District Attorney Jeffrey Rosell, and Marin County District Attorney Lori Frugoli to recognize the Alameda County Superior Court’s decision to hold all 19 of Mariner Health skilled nursing facilities responsible to ensure they are compliant with minimum nurse staffing requirements. 

September 7, 2023: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Civilian Employee Charged With Illegally Eavesdropping on Her Colleagues

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Operations Assistant III, Meghan Capone, has been charged with illegally audio recording her colleagues’ conversations without their permission.

September 6, 2023: Three Charged in Murder, Robbery on Angeles Crest Highway in Pasadena in July

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Luis Ventura, aka Adonite Diamond; Marco Antonio Hernandez, aka Clandestino; and Abraham Ernesto Alvarenga Cortez, aka Malingo have been charged in connection with the robbery and murder of Jessie Enrique Munoz and the robbery of his female companion on Angeles Crest Highway in Pasadena.

September 6, 2023: District Attorney Gascón Announces Creation of New Labor Justice Unit, Historic Charges Filed in Wage Theft Case in South Los Angeles

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the creation of the office’s first Labor Justice Unit (LJU) today at a news conference. The District Attorney was also joined by State Labor Commissioner Lilia García-Brower to announce the filing of charges by the newly formed LJU in a seven-count felony complaint against owners of two garment industry businesses in South Los Angeles.

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