News Releases & Advisories

August 7, 2025: District Attorney’s Office Responds to Menendez Habeas Petition, Opposes Bid for New Trial

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office today filed its 132-page detailed response to a 2023 petition for writ of habeas corpus submitted on behalf of Lyle and Erik Menendez, demonstrating the manifest failure, both factually and legally, in the Menendez brothers’ effort to obtain a new trial.

August 5, 2025: Statement on Erroneous Information Involving Denzel Perryman Case

Our office is aware of erroneous information circulating in several news reports regarding the status of Denzel Perryman's case stemming from an arrest on Friday, August 1, 2025. Contrary to some media reports, no decision has been made to decline charges or forgo prosecution.

August 4, 2025: Felony Charges Filed Against Parter Medical Products Inc. and Owners for Exposing Workers to Toxic Chemicals

COMPTON, CA — Five felony charges have been filed against Parter Medical Products Inc., doing business as Parter Sterilization Services, and its president and manager for allegedly exposing workers to a toxic chemical linked to cancer, then attempting to cover up the danger by filing false documents and concealing critical safety risks from regulators.

August 1, 2025: Six Charged in ‘Operation Sugar Diamond’ Probe of Illegal Cannabis Lab Blasts That Killed Five Workers

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that six people were charged today as part of a multi-agency investigation dubbed “Operation Sugar Diamond” that targeted an illegal cannabis extraction business where four people were killed in a fiery explosion at a warehouse in Irwindale in 2023 and another man died at a South El Monte facility last year.

July 31, 2025: Woman Charged with Attempting to Sneak Fentanyl into a Youth Facility

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Probation Department today announced the arrest of a woman who in 2023, attempted to bring narcotics into the Barry J. Nidorf Youth Facility. 

July 31, 2025: Long Beach Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Teen, Attempted Murder of Four Others

LONG BEACH, CA – A 34-year-old man was sentenced today to 358 years to life, essentially life in prison, for the murder of 17-year-old Briana Soto, a high school senior who was fatally shot just steps from her Long Beach home in March 2024. He was also sentenced for the attempted murder of four teenagers in a separate shooting weeks later.

July 30, 2025: Fiscal de Distrito Hochman Honra a Cuatro con Premios por Valentía

LONG BEACH, CA – El Fiscal de Distrito del Condado de Los Ángeles, Nathan J. Hochman, honró hoy a cuatro personas con Premios por Valentía, por su heroísmo en momentos de crisis extraordinarios.

July 30, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Honors Four at Courage Awards

LONG BEACH, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman today honored four people for their heroism in extraordinary moments of crisis at the Courage Awards.

July 29, 2025: Entrenador de Béisbol en Escuela Secundaria Acusado de Crimen Sexual en Contra de Estudiante

LONG BEACH, CA — Un entrenador de béisbol de una escuela secundaria en Long Beach, de 34 años, ha sido acusado de múltiples delitos sexuales en contra de una menor y las autoridades creen que puede haber víctimas adicionales, anunció la Fiscalía de Distrito del Condado de Los Ángeles.

July 29, 2025: High School Baseball Coach Charged with Sex Crimes Against Female Student

LONG BEACH, CA — A 34-year-old Long Beach high school baseball coach has been charged with multiple sex crimes against a minor, and authorities believe there may be additional victims, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today.

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