News Releases & Advisories

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.

June 6, 2025: District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman Statement on Recent Immigrant Enforcement Actions

As the District Attorney of Los Angeles County, my highest duty is to uphold the law and promote public safety while ensuring justice is administered with fairness, due process and humanity.

June 5, 2025: Long Beach School Aide Charged With Possession of Child Pornography

LONG BEACH, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that a Long Beach school aide who worked with children with disabilities was charged today with felony possession of child pornography.

June 5, 2025: North Hollywood Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for Brutal Assault on Young Son

VAN NUYS, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that a North Hollywood man has been sentenced to 12 years and eight months in state prison for the violent assault of his 14-month-old son that left the child severely injured.

June 4, 2025: Former Los Angeles County Retirement System Employee Charged With Grand Theft, Conflict of Interest

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that a 42-year-old former interim chief security officer for the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) has been charged with pocketing nearly $20,000 via a company he created while on the job and failing to disclose the conflict of interest under penalty of perjury.

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

BALDWIN PARK, CA – 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.

June 2, 2025: District Attorney Hochman’s Statement on Baldwin Park Police Officer Killed

“Our hearts are with the Baldwin Park Police Department today. This tragic shooting is a sobering reminder of the danger our first responders face when they answer the call.