News Releases & Advisories

March 17, 2025: Statement from District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman on S&W Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. Court Order to Cease Accepting and Processing New Material

“This is a historic day for Watts, Jordan High School and criminal justice—for the first time, after decades of endangering children with metal projectiles and hazardous waste, Atlas Metals has been ordered to stop accepting and processing new material, essentially shutting down operations..."

March 13, 2025: Owners of S&W Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. Jailed Without Bail in 25-Count Indictment Over Watts Explosion

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that Gary Weisenberg and Matthew Weisenberg, owners of S&W Atlas Iron and Metal Corp., have been remanded into county jail without bail until their upcoming bail hearing on March 17. The two face a 25-count indictment, including charges stemming from the devastating August 12, 2024, explosion at their Watts scrap metal facility, located next to Jordan High School.

March 13, 2025: Promoting Public Safety, Strengthening Partnerships and Creating a More Just Community: DA Nathan J. Hochman Marks 100 Days in Office

LOS ANGELES – Today marks 100 days since Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman took office, and we are highlighting key accomplishments that have already made a lasting impact on public safety and the administration of justice.

March 12, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Murder Charges Against Brother and Sister in Fatal Cerritos Park Shooting

BELLFLOWER, CA — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that two people, a brother and sister, have been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 66-year-old businessman killed while attempting to take an afternoon walk along a bike path at a park in Cerritos.

March 11, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Felony Charges Against Trio in Major Fentanyl Bust

LOS ANGELES — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that felony charges were filed against three individuals — including two siblings — accused of possessing a total of more than 50 pounds of fentanyl with an intent to sell.

March 10, 2025: Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman Files Decision on Menendez Resentencing Motion

LOS ANGELES — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that his office has filed a response on the resentencing matter for Lyle and Erik Menendez.

March 7, 2025: DA Hochman Announces LASD Lancaster Custody Assistant Pleaded No Contest to Forcing an Inmate to Engage in Sex Acts

LANCASTER, CA — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman today announced that former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Custody Assistant Daniel Everts pleaded no contest to forcing a woman inmate to engage in sex acts at LASD’s Lancaster Station in June 2019.

March 6, 2025: DA Hochman Announces Sexual Assault, Child Abuse Charges in West LA Attack on Woman and Child

LOS ANGELES — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman today announced that Ishmail Bangura, 33, has been charged with assaulting a 63-year-old woman during a first-degree residential burglary with the intent to commit rape and attacking a young child in the West Los Angeles neighborhood of Sawtelle on Feb. 27.

March 3, 2025: DA Hochman Announces Grand Theft and Conspiracy Charges Against Current and Former Employees of California State University, Long Beach

LONG BEACH, CA — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman today announced that one current and one former employee of the California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) Athletics Department have been charged with stealing approximately $36,560 from the university through fraudulent time sheets certifying hundreds of hours of nonexistent work between January and December 2022.