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June 11, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Charges Tied to Immigration Protests

 

 
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that more than a dozen people have been charged with various crimes, including assaulting peace officers, grand theft and vandalism during the immigration protests in Downtown Los Angeles over the past several days.

“I fiercely support the right to peacefully protest and to free speech, but my office will also fiercely prosecute those who decide to cross a line into criminal conduct,” District Attorney Hochman said. “We will protect those who hurl insults; we will prosecute those who hurl bricks, cinderblocks or fireworks at officers. An attack on our officers or on public or private property is an attack on all of us, and such criminals will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”Read more...

June 3, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Man Charged With Murdering Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros and 43-Year-Old Man

 

 

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that a 22-year-old man was charged today with murdering Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros who responded to a call of a man who had been fatally shot in a Baldwin Park neighborhood over the weekend.Read more...

May 20, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. Shutting Down Permanently After Pleading No Contest to Hazardous Waste Violations

 

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. has pleaded no contest to five felony counts of hazardous waste disposal at an unpermitted site, resulting in the immediate and permanent closure of all operations on its premises.

“This outcome shuts down a dangerous facility that has threatened this community for more than 75 years. Today, Watts is safer and the children and educators at Jordan High School can now breathe easier — literally and figuratively,” District Attorney Hochman said. “We will relentlessly pursue any business that poisons our neighborhoods. Let this be a warning — if you break the law and put public health at risk, we will hold you accountable.”

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May 14, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Aggressive Action Against Retail Theft

 

 
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman, joined by representatives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Police Department and California Highway Patrol, provided information about new coalitions with local law enforcement that will combat, investigate and prosecute serial and organized retail theft. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Traci Park, and West Los Angeles business owner Jawad Ursini discussed the effect of retail theft in their communities and the importance of holding retail theft offenders accountable.Read more...

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.

“Let me be clear: If you harm an animal in our community, we are watching you — and we will find you,” District Attorney Hochman said. “Animal cruelty is a serious crime. It’s also a red flag for possible future violence and we treat it exactly as it should be treated — with zero tolerance and aggressive prosecution.”

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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.

The hearing was scheduled following a motion by the People to continue the resentencing hearing to allow the Court adequate time to obtain and review the report in full. The Court will determine whether the risk assessments may be admitted wholly or in part during further proceedings.

“The completion of the Comprehensive Risk Assessments is a significant development in this case,” District Attorney Hochman said. “It’s critical that Judge Jesic has sufficient time to thoroughly examine its findings and make an informed decision on its admissibility — before any resentencing hearing moves forward. A decision of this magnitude demands the most current and comprehensive information available. These updated Comprehensive Risk Assessments provide crucial insight into whether the inmates pose an unreasonable risk to public safety today.”

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

 

<br /> 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.

“No parent should ever have to endure the unimaginable pain and sorrow of learning their child has been murdered,” District Attorney Hochman said. “Oscar simply boarded a train and little did he or his family know that he would never return. Sexual predators who target victims for their own gratification will be held accountable and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

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March 11, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Felony Charges Against Trio in Major Fentanyl Bust

 

Felony Charges Against Trio in Major Fentanyl Bust

LOS ANGELES — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that felony charges were filed against three individuals — including two siblings — accused of possessing a total of more than 50 pounds of fentanyl with an intent to sell.

“Fentanyl remains the leading cause of death in accidental drug overdose cases in Los Angeles County,” District Attorney Hochman said. “Just 1 kilo of fentanyl has the potential to kill 500,000 people. A 50-pound seizure of fentanyl is greater than all the fentanyl seized at the U.S.-Canadian border in 2024, which was 43 pounds. We will be unrelenting in our pursuit to end this tragedy and bring justice to the countless families who have lost loved ones to fentanyl.

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