News Releases & Advisories

July 16, 2024: DA Gascón Announces Charges Against Man Who Targeted Two Los Angeles Police Officers With Machine Gun in Willowbrook

WILLOWBROOK, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Malcolm Darnell Guss, Jr., is charged with shooting at Los Angeles police officers Stefan Carutasu and Joshua Rodney during a traffic stop on July 3 in Willowbrook, an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County.

July 16, 2024: Michael Terry Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison in Shooting Death of Los Angeles Rapper Vincent Cohran Jr., Known as Slim 400

INGLEWOOD, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced that Michael Terry was sentenced by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Altus Hudsonto to 32 years in state prison in the shooting and killing of Los Angeles rapper Vincent Cohran Jr., known as Slim 400, in the city of Inglewood in December 2021.

July 16, 2024: Mother Charged with Murder in Fentanyl-Related Deaths of Toddler Twins

CANOGA PARK, CA- Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a woman has been charged with murder in the deaths of her three-year-old twin sons who were allegedly exposed to drugs laced with fentanyl, the highly potent synthetic opioid.

July 12, 2024: Inglewood Teacher Charles Wright Convicted of Murdering a Woman and Sexually Assaulting Another Woman in 2005, 2006

INGLEWOOD, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Charles Wright, a former Inglewood middle school teacher, was convicted by a jury on July 10 of murdering 21-year-old Pertina Epps on April 26, 2005, and kidnapping and sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman on September 17, 2006.

July 10, 2024: Jameelah Michl Sentenced to 35 Years to Life in Murder of Social Justice Advocate Michael Latt at his Los Angeles Home in 2023

LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced that Jameelah Michl was sentenced by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kerry White to 35 years to life in state prison in the shooting and killing of Michael Latt during an attack in his home in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles in November 2023.

July 10, 2024: Home Depot Settles Consumer Protection Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES, CA- Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Home Depot will pay $750,000 to settle a civil lawsuit alleging violation of a state law mandating cash redemption for gift cards under $10.

July 10, 2024: District Attorney Gascón Announces Charges Against Man in Sexual Assault of UCLA Exchange Student at Campus Housing

WEST LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Jeffery Brewer, Jr. is charged with breaking into a UCLA student housing apartment occupied by two female exchange students, and sexually assaulting one of them on July 5.

July 9, 2024: NGL Labs Charged in Consumer Protection Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today charges filed in a civil suit against NGL Labs and two of its cofounders for misleading consumers into thinking the fake computer-generated messages it sent were from real people, targeting minors, and exaggerating the extent and quality of content moderation conducted by the company to combat cyberbullying on its platform.

June 28, 2024: District Attorney George Gascón Announces Charges Against Man in Sexual Assault of Three Teenagers in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that William Thomas Jr., a photographer who represented himself as a modeling industry expert, is charged with sexually assaulting three teenagers as each were pursuing modeling careers in Los Angeles between 2017-2023.

June 27, 2024: District Attorney George Gascón Announces Attempted Murder, Assault Charges Against Man in Santa Monica

SANTA MONICA, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Jawann Garnett has been charged with attempting to murder and assaulting a 17-year-old girl and a 72-year-old woman; and assaulting a 25-year-old woman on Santa Monica Beach on June 24.

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