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Hubbart’s placement marks the third time in three years that a person found suitable for conditional release has been placed in our county’s high desert.

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that despite strong opposition from our office, elected leaders, and those in the community directly impacted by the placement, the Los Angeles County Superior Court approved placing sexually violent predator Christopher Hubbart in the Juniper Hills Community of Antelope Valley.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is committed to protecting the public safety of all residents of Los Angeles County. Through intentional and strategic community engagement efforts, our office will continue to collaborate with our community partners about future releases. Our office is committed to informing the public of matters concerning safety and protection of individual, community and property interests.

On Oct. 1, 2024, a public placement hearing was held at the Hollywood Courthouse to address the proposed placement of sexually violent predator Hubbart in Los Angeles County upon his release from Coalinga State Hospital. Despite vigorous opposition from our office, elected officials, and community members directly affected by this decision, the Los Angeles County Superior Court approved Hubbart's placement in the Juniper Hills community of Antelope Valley.

The Court further ordered that Hubbart be placed by March 22 with members of the housing committee receiving 48-hour notice of his release. However, the Court ordered that the notice be kept confidential within the housing committee. On March 21, he was placed at the location.

DA Hochman maintains that the site proposed by the Department of State Hospitals and their contractor Liberty Healthcare poses serious difficulties with monitoring Hubbart and unacceptable safety risks for Juniper Hills and the surrounding communities. 

The District Attorney’s Office will remain vigilant of this placement, holding the safety of our community as the office’s highest priority. Hubbart’s placement marks the third time in three years that a person found suitable for conditional release has been placed in our county’s high desert. This marginalized community should not be a dumping ground for every sexually violent predator that is released in Los Angeles County.