News Releases & Advisories

July 10, 2024: Jameelah Michl Sentenced to 35 Years to Life in Murder of Social Justice Advocate Michael Latt at his Los Angeles Home in 2023

LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced that Jameelah Michl was sentenced by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kerry White to 35 years to life in state prison in the shooting and killing of Michael Latt during an attack in his home in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles in November 2023.

July 10, 2024: Home Depot Settles Consumer Protection Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES, CA- Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Home Depot will pay $750,000 to settle a civil lawsuit alleging violation of a state law mandating cash redemption for gift cards under $10.

July 10, 2024: District Attorney Gascón Announces Charges Against Man in Sexual Assault of UCLA Exchange Student at Campus Housing

WEST LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Jeffery Brewer, Jr. is charged with breaking into a UCLA student housing apartment occupied by two female exchange students, and sexually assaulting one of them on July 5.

July 9, 2024: NGL Labs Charged in Consumer Protection Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today charges filed in a civil suit against NGL Labs and two of its cofounders for misleading consumers into thinking the fake computer-generated messages it sent were from real people, targeting minors, and exaggerating the extent and quality of content moderation conducted by the company to combat cyberbullying on its platform.

June 28, 2024: District Attorney George Gascón Announces Charges Against Man in Sexual Assault of Three Teenagers in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that William Thomas Jr., a photographer who represented himself as a modeling industry expert, is charged with sexually assaulting three teenagers as each were pursuing modeling careers in Los Angeles between 2017-2023.

June 27, 2024: District Attorney George Gascón Announces Attempted Murder, Assault Charges Against Man in Santa Monica

SANTA MONICA, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Jawann Garnett has been charged with attempting to murder and assaulting a 17-year-old girl and a 72-year-old woman; and assaulting a 25-year-old woman on Santa Monica Beach on June 24.

June 25, 2024: District Attorney George Gascón Announces Murder Charge Against Man in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a Granada Hills man has been charged with murder for allegedly knowingly selling fentanyl and methamphetamine to a woman who hours later was found dead of an overdose at her downtown Los Angeles apartment.

June 21, 2024: UCLA Demonstration Case Referred to LA City Attorney’s Office for Misdemeanor Filing Consideration

WEST LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Edan On, 18, a counter-protestor at a pro-Palestinian demonstration at UCLA on April 30, has been referred to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office for misdemeanor filing consideration.

June 20, 2024: Charges Declined Against USC Student Who Fatally Stabbed Man Breaking into Vehicle Outside of School Housing

LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that USC student Ivan Gallegos, 19, will not be charged in the death of Xavier Cerf, 28, after Cerf was fatally stabbed as he allegedly broke into a vehicle outside of Gallego’s fraternity residence.

June 13, 2024: District Attorney Gascón Announces Charges Against Man in Organized Retail Grand Theft at AutoZone in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Danny Sanchez has been charged with alleged organized retail grand theft at an AutoZone, and leading Los Angeles police on a pursuit in the city of Los Angeles on June 10.

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