News Releases & Advisories

June 30, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Issues Stern Warning Ahead of July Fourth: Illegal Fireworks Will Be Prosecuted to the Fullest

INGLEWOOD, CA — As Independence Day approaches, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman is warning residents not to engage in the use, possession or sale of illegal fireworks, citing a recent case in which powerful explosives injured a woman and caused destruction in an Inglewood residential neighborhood.

June 27, 2025: DA Hochman Announces Charges in the Attempted Murders of a Santa Monica Police Officer and Two Minors

SANTA MONICA, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that David John Hairston is charged with attempting to murder Santa Monica police officer Lucas Palmeira during a shooting on June 25 near the Santa Monica Place mall.

June 27, 2025: Duo Charged With Stealing $1 Million from 30 Victims in Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme

BELLFLOWER, CA — The operator and employee of a financial services company in Bellflower have been charged with stealing more than $1 million from 30 victims through a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme, preying on low-income, primarily Spanish-speaking community members who sought loans and high-limit credit lines, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today.

June 23, 2025: Monica Sementilli Sentenced to Life in Prison for Husband’s Murder

LOS ANGELES — Monica Sementilli was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for orchestrating the 2017 murder of her husband, renowned hairdresser Fabio Sementilli. The sentencing took place in Department 101 of the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center.

June 20, 2025: Palmdale Man Serving 57-Year Sentence for Killing Rival Resentenced After 23 Years in Prison

LANCASTER, CA – A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge today resentenced Tommy Lee Wickerd to 25 years in prison, having previously granted a petition for resentencing based on an exceptional conduct recommendation from the Secretary of California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), on Wickerd’s behalf. 

June 18, 2025: Man Charged With Child Pornography After Hidden Cameras Found in Hermosa Beach Dance Studio Bathroom

HERMOSA BEACH, CA – A Torrance man has been  charged with felony possession of child pornography and other crimes after he allegedly planted hidden cameras inside a bathroom and changing room at a children’s dance studio in Hermosa Beach, where he worked as a front desk receptionist.

June 17, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Additional Charges Filed in Connection to Immigration Protests

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that 30 people have been charged with a variety of criminal offenses such as assaulting police officers, using a destructive device to cause injury and looting during the immigration protests in Downtown Los Angeles over the past two weeks.

June 12, 2025: Two Men Charged With Murder of U.S. Marine Peter Chounthala

BELLFLOWER, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that two men have been charged with murder in the 2024 killing of Peter Chounthala, an active-duty U.S. Marine who was assaulted and left in the middle of a Bellflower roadway, where he was struck by a passing vehicle.

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

LOS ANGELES – 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.

June 10, 2025: Los Angeles County Probation Officer Charged With Smuggling Drugs Into Sylmar Juvenile Hall

SYLMAR, CA — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that Los Angeles County Deputy Probation Officer Michael Solis is accused of conspiring to bring alprazolam, commonly known as Xanax, into Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar in 2023.

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