News Releases & Advisories

October 28, 2022: District Attorney Gascón Announces Conviction of Maurice Hastings Vacated in 1983 Murder

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that the 1988 murder conviction of Maurice Hastings has been vacated and he has been released from prison.

October 27, 2022: Trio Charged With Identity Theft, Grand Theft, Burglary in $3.4 Million Home Improvement Loan Scam

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that three people have been charged in a 159-count complaint with identity theft, grand theft and residential burglary in a home improvement loan scam that cost lenders $3.4 million.

October 20, 2022: Former UCLA Doctor Convicted of Sexual Assault

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that jurors convicted James Mason Heaps, an obstetrician-gynecologist formerly employed by the University of California, Los Angeles, on five counts in connection with the sexual assaults of some of his patients.

October 19, 2022: Man Charged With Murder of Motorist Dragged Under SUV, Also Charged With Additional Count of Murder Along With Two Other Suspects

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that three people have been charged today in connection with a murder in Reseda earlier this year. The final arrests led to a police pursuit where a motorist was killed after being dragged under his vehicle.

 

October 17, 2022: Man Charged in Hate Crime Attack on Pomona Security Guard

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a 33-year-old man has been charged in a brutal hate-motivated attempted murder of a 74-year-old security guard in Pomona last month.

October 13, 2022: District Attorney Gascón Announces Charges in Sexual Assault, Kidnapping of Boy in El Sereno

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a 27-year-old Los Angeles man has been charged in the alleged abduction and sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy in El Sereno.

October 5, 2022: Two 17-Year-Olds Charged in Murder of Fashion District Vendor

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that two 17-year-olds have been charged with murder in the Oct. 1 stabbing death of 56-year-old Fashion District vendor Du Young Lee.

October 5, 2022: TV Producer Eric Weinberg Charged With Forcible Rape, Assault

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that television producer Eric Weinberg has been charged in an 18-count complaint for sexually assaulting five women at different times between 2014 and 2019.

October 4, 2022: Head of Election Worker Management Company Arrested in Connection with Theft of Personal Data

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that an executive with a Michigan-based company responsible for the software used in managing Los Angeles County election poll workers has been arrested as part of an investigation into the possible theft of personal identifying information of those workers

September 29, 2022: Trio Charged in Murder of Rakim Allen, Also Known As Rap Artist PnB Rock

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a father and his 17-year-old son have been charged with killing rapper PnB Rock at a South Los Angeles restaurant earlier this month.

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