News Releases & Advisories

March 15, 2024: District Attorney Gascón Announces Charges Against a Man Who Allegedly Killed a Three-Year-Old Boy in Lancaster

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced charges against Rena Naulls in the killing of his girlfriend’s three-year-old son on February 20 at her Lancaster home.

March 14, 2024: George Gascón Launches First Interfaith Advisory Board in LA County District Attorney History

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today the creation of the office’s first-ever Interfaith Advisory Board. The Interfaith Advisory Board is the sixth advisory board Gascón formed since he took office in December 2020. The advisory boards provide a space for open dialogue with an eye towards creating a more inclusive, safer, and trusting relationship with communities countywide.

March 13, 2024: District Attorney Gascón Announces Exoneration of Man Wrongfully Convicted of a South L.A. Murder in 2005

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today the exoneration and release of Stephen Patterson, who spent nearly two decades in prison for a South L.A. murder in 2005 he did not commit.

March 13, 2024: Father Found Guilty in Murder of his Four Children, Their Grandmother in Lancaster in November 2021

LANCASTER, CA -- Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced that a man has been found guilty of killing his four children and their grandmother in November 2021.

March 6, 2024: District Attorney Gascón Announces Exonerations of Two Men Wrongfully Convicted of Murder in 2001 in Downey

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today the exoneration and release of Ronald Velasquez Jr., who spent nearly a quarter century in prison for a murder he did not commit, and the exoneration of Abraham Villalobos, who was wrongfully convicted for the same crime and languished in prison for 15 years.