News Releases & Advisories

April 11, 2025: Former LAPD Officer Pleads Guilty to Murder in Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Three Family Members

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that former Los Angeles Police Department officer Edgar Verduzco, 34, pleaded guilty today to three counts of murder for driving under the influence of alcohol and killing a mother, father and their 19-year-old son on the 605 Freeway in 2017.

April 11, 2025: Court Denies DA’s Motion Withdrawal, Orders Menendez Brothers Resentencing Hearing

VAN NUYS, CA — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic has rejected the District Attorney’s Office request to withdraw a resentencing motion filed by the prior administration on behalf of Lyle and Erik Menendez. The Court will proceed with a resentencing hearing on April 17 and 18 at the Van Nuys Courthouse.

April 11, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Guilty Verdict in Murder of Renowned Hairdresser Fabio Sementilli by his Wife

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that a jury today convicted Monica Sementilli of murdering her husband, renowned hairdresser Fabio Sementilli, in 2017.

April 10, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Downey Priest Charged With Committing Multiple Lewd Acts on a Child

DOWNEY, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that a Downey priest has been charged with committing multiple sex crimes against a child between February and March of this year.

April 10, 2025: Former Torrance Police Department Officers Plead Guilty to Felony Vandalism

TORRANCE, CA — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that former Torrance Police Department officers Christopher Tomsic and Cody Weldin pleaded guilty to felony vandalism for spray painting a victim’s vehicle with a swastika in January 2020.

April 9, 2025: Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman’s Reply on Menendez Resentencing Motion

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that the District Attorney’s Office has filed a reply on the resentencing matter for Lyle and Erik Menendez in response to the opposition submitted by the Menendez brothers to the District Attorney’s Office request to withdraw its resentencing motion.

April 7, 2025: UPDATE: District Attorney Hochman Announces Soccer Coach Charged With Murdering 13-Year-Old Boy

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that a youth soccer coach was charged today with murdering 13-year-old Oscar “Omar” Hernandez, whose body was found by the side of the road in Ventura County last week.

April 3, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Attempted Murder, Carjacking Charges Against Driver of Stolen Trucks

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that a 40-year-old man has been charged with carjacking a tow truck operator and then attempting to murder the victim by running over him with his own vehicle last week.

April 2, 2025: Boat Owner Faces Felony Charges in Fatal Long Beach Bay Crash That Killed One, Injured Seven

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that a boat operator has been charged in connection with a deadly crash that claimed one life and seriously injured seven others in Long Beach’s Alamitos Bay last year.

April 1, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Appoints Veteran Law Enforcement Leader Tony Lee to Head LADA’s Bureau of Investigation

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that he has appointed law enforcement leader Tony Lee, who is currently serving as the interim Ventura Police Chief, as chief of the office’s Bureau of Investigation, the fourth-largest law enforcement agency in Los Angeles County with over 230 sworn investigators.