News Releases & Advisories

March 12, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Murder Charges Against Brother and Sister in Fatal Cerritos Park Shooting

BELLFLOWER, CA — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that two people, a brother and sister, have been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 66-year-old businessman killed while attempting to take an afternoon walk along a bike path at a park in Cerritos.

March 11, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces 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.

March 10, 2025: Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman Files Decision on Menendez Resentencing Motion

LOS ANGELES — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that his office has filed a response on the resentencing matter for Lyle and Erik Menendez.

March 7, 2025: DA Hochman Announces LASD Lancaster Custody Assistant Pleaded No Contest to Forcing an Inmate to Engage in Sex Acts

LANCASTER, CA — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman today announced that former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Custody Assistant Daniel Everts pleaded no contest to forcing a woman inmate to engage in sex acts at LASD’s Lancaster Station in June 2019.

March 6, 2025: DA Hochman Announces Sexual Assault, Child Abuse Charges in West LA Attack on Woman and Child

LOS ANGELES — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman today announced that Ishmail Bangura, 33, has been charged with assaulting a 63-year-old woman during a first-degree residential burglary with the intent to commit rape and attacking a young child in the West Los Angeles neighborhood of Sawtelle on Feb. 27.

March 3, 2025: DA Hochman Announces Grand Theft and Conspiracy Charges Against Current and Former Employees of California State University, Long Beach

LONG BEACH, CA — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman today announced that one current and one former employee of the California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) Athletics Department have been charged with stealing approximately $36,560 from the university through fraudulent time sheets certifying hundreds of hours of nonexistent work between January and December 2022.

February 26, 2025: District Attorney’s Office Executes Search Warrants in Corruption Probe of Huntington Park Aquatic Center Project

HUNTINGTON PARK, CA — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that members of his Bureau of Investigation executed search warrants at 11 locations in connection with an ongoing public corruption probe, “Operation Dirty Pond.”

February 26, 2025: California AutoNation Dealerships Settle Consumer Protection Lawsuit for $650,000

LOS ANGELES — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman today announced that California AutoNation dealerships will pay $650,000 to settle a civil lawsuit alleging that in thousands of instances dating back to 2019, the dealerships failed to timely transfer ownership of used vehicles to consumers after the sale as required by California law.

February 25, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Grand Jury Indictment Against 18 Individuals in Major Jail Drug Smuggling Operation

LOS ANGELES — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that 18 individuals — including Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Meiser — have been indicted by a Grand Jury for their alleged roles in a sophisticated drug smuggling operation involving Mexican Mafia associates inside the County jail system.

February 21, 2025: Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Files Informal Response to Menendez Habeas Petition

LOS ANGELES — District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that his office has filed an informal response to the habeas petition submitted by Lyle and Erik Menendez in May 2023. The filing was made pursuant to a court order in the Los Angeles Superior Court.

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