Former Riverside Police Chief Russ Leach was allegedly drinking at a strip club before he crashed a city-owned vehicle. According to Jon Diamond, the attorney representing the club, Leach drank about four glasses of Scotch whiskey while at the topless club, but appeared to be fine when he left. Diamond said he wasn’t acting drunk […]
Three Washington state teenagers are facing criminal charges for “sexting,” the crime of sending, receiving, or disseminating sexually suggestive images via text message or email. If convicted of the charges, the middle school-age teenagers could be ordered to register as sex offenders for life. The three teens were charged with sexting a nude photo of […]
A foot chase through Compton has led to the arrest of a man wanted for carjacking, evading police, and assault with a deadly weapon, among other crimes. The incident occurred about two weeks ago after police were called to Central Avenue and Rosecrans Avenue to deal with an alleged carjacking. When deputies arrived at the scene […]
A parolee is back in police custody after sawing off his ankle monitoring bracelet, which constitutes a parole violation. Jonathan Schwartz allegedly sawed off the bracelet while riding on a commuter bus. Police was alerted when another passenger found the device and brought it to the Burbank police station. According to police the bracelet showed […]
A teenager has been arrested on murder charges for allegedly killing a gang intervention worker. According to police, 40-year-old Ronald Barron confronted the teen as he was tagging a wall on Pico Boulevard. The teen then pulled out a gun and shot Barron. Barron, who worked as a gang intervention worker with the Amer-I-can program, […]
Following accusations that she doused a bikini dancer in gasoline and then lit her on fire, a Los Angeles woman has been convicted of aggravated mayhem and torture. Rianne Theriault-Odom faces life in prison after a Los Angeles jury found her guilty of the charges. She was also charged with attempted murder but was acquitted. According to […]
Last week Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed an ordinance that will result in the closure of hundreds of medical malpractice shops throughout the city. Mayor Villaraigosa signed the ordinance into effect after the city council approved the bill in late January. The ordinance limits the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city to […]
At Okabe & Haushalter, we are pleased to announce the launch of our new criminal defense blog. This blog was established to provide helpful criminal defense information and resources to people facing charges in Los Angeles and South Bay, as well as shed light on pertinent criminal cases. We hope you find all of the […]