News Releases & Advisories

May 7, 2025: Felony Charges Filed Against Man Accused of Stalking, Crashing Into Bel Air Home

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that felony charges have been filed against a Mississippi man accused of stalking a woman and crashing his vehicle into the front gate of her Bel-Air residence.

May 6, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Intensifies Efforts Against Animal Cruelty with 25 New Cases

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that his office has filed 25 animal cruelty cases — including 18 felonies — over the past six weeks, underscoring his commitment to holding abusers accountable and protecting our most vulnerable.

May 6, 2025: Security Guard Charged With Murder of Spartan College Dean

INGLEWOOD, CA — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced murder and attempted murder charges today against a 40-year-old campus security guard for shooting and killing a college dean and injuring another employee at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology in Inglewood on May 2.

May 2, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Files Opposition to Menendez Recusal Motion

VAN NUYS, CA — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that the District Attorney’s Office has filed its opposition to the recusal motion filed by Lyle and Erik Menendez seeking to recuse the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office from the case.  Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic has scheduled a hearing on May 9 to consider this motion. 

May 2, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Sex Crime Charges in MTA Bus Assault, Attempted Armed Robbery

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced charges today against an 18-year-old man for attempting to rob then sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint on a Los Angeles Metro bus traveling between East Hollywood and Southwest Los Angeles.

April 24, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Felony Animal Cruelty Charge in Second Recent Case Captured on Video

LONG BEACH, CA — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today a felony animal cruelty charge against a man seen on surveillance video viciously abusing his young dog in Long Beach — a disturbing act that marks the second felony animal cruelty case captured on camera filed by the Office this week.

April 24, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Man Charged With Vandalizing Trees in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that a 44-year-old man was charged today with cutting down multiple trees across the City of Los Angeles with a chainsaw.

April 21, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Charges Against Man Accused of Beating His Dog with a Metal Chain

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that a 40-year-old man has been charged with felony animal cruelty for allegedly beating his American Micro Bully with a metal chain leash in a Downtown Los Angeles apartment building.

April 18, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Humberto Duran Found Factually Innocent of 1993 East Los Angeles Murder

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that today Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge H. Clay Jacke II found Humberto “Beto” Duran factually innocent of a 1993 East Los Angeles gang murder, for which he spent 30 years in prison. District Attorney Hochman appeared in court today to state on the record the Office’s support for Mr. Duran’s motion for factual innocence.

April 17, 2025: Court to Weigh Admissibility of Menendez Risk Assessment Report, Recusal Request

VAN NUYS, CA — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic has scheduled a hearing on May 9 to determine the admissibility of recently completed Comprehensive Risk Assessments concerning Lyle and Erik Menendez, who are currently undergoing resentencing proceedings.

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