Jackie Lacey: Latest News

All news where Jackie Lacey is mentioned

19.08.2022 / 19:49

'Sexually motivated serial killer' convicted of killing two SoCal women in 1980s

LOS ANGELES - A man described by a prosecutor as a sexually motivated serial killer was convicted Thursday of murdering two women in the 1980s.A downtown Los Angeles jury deliberated for about three hours before convicting 67-year-old Horace Van Vaultz Jr.

Jackie Lacey Los Angeles city Los Angeles county Los Angeles city Burbank county San Bernardino DNA Man Parke

Harvey Weinstein secretly indicted on rape charges by grand jury in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES - Harvey Weinstein was secretly indicted on rape charges by a grand jury in Los Angeles a couple weeks ago, Fox News has learned. The move by LA District Attorney George Gascón should facilitate the extradition of the Hollywood producer from New York so that he can be tried.

Harvey Weinstein Jackie Lacey George Gascon New York city New York Los Angeles state California city Los Angeles county Harvey 2020 pandemic Hollywood

Race for Los Angeles district attorney increasingly bitter

LOS ANGELES – After a scrappy debate that Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey believed lifted her campaign and was a “disaster” for her opponent, she got a text message from the LA mayor with unwelcome news: He was switching his endorsement to her challenger.Eric Garcetti's defection was a blow to Lacey after other high-profile Democratic politicians had withdrawn support or switched allegiances in the high-stakes campaign that has been reshaped after a summer of protests over police brutality.The loss of support adds to a very unusual dynamic where Lacey, the first woman and Black person to run the nation’s largest local prosecutor’s office, faces some of her harshest criticism from Black Lives Matter supporters because of

Eric Garcetti Jackie Lacey Los Angeles city Los Angeles county Los Angeles death Netflix donates

Suspect arrested in ambush shooting of two LASD deputies in Compton

LOS ANGELES - The suspect accused of shooting two Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies during an ambush in Compton has been arrested, authorities announced Wednesday."They became victims of a violent crime for one reason: They were doing their job and they were wearing a badge," District Attorney Jackie Lacey said as she sent her best wishes to the injured deputies.Deonte Lee Murray, 36, of Compton, is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon on two counts each of willful, deliberate and premeditated attempted murder of a peace officer and possession of a firearm by a felon, Lacey said.During a press conference on Wednesday, LAPD officials announced that a suspect has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in the ambush

Jackie Lacey Los Angeles county Los Angeles city Compton hospital gatherings information Department

Actor Masterson's lawyer denies and denounces rape charges

LOS ANGELES – “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson, charged with raping three women, made his first appearance Friday in a Los Angeles courtroom, where his attorney declared his innocence and denounced the charges against him as “politicized.” Masterson, 44, who has been free on bail since his June arrest, stood in court in a blue suit and face mask next to attorneys Tom Mesereau and Sharon Appelbaum, as the three women sat in the gallery. Masterson did not enter a plea, but Mesereau said the charges, based on events nearly 20 years old, were the result of unfair hype from media outlets and pressure to prosecute his client as Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey faces an election.

Jackie Lacey Danny Masterson Los Angeles city Los Angeles county Los Angeles information mask prevention bill

Case dismissed against social workers charged in death of Gabriel Fernandez

LOS ANGELES - A judge Thursday dismissed charges against four social workers who were accused of failing to protect an 8-year-old Antelope Valley boy whose mother and her boyfriend were convicted of his May 2013 torture death.The case was featured in the Netflix documentary "The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez." RELATED: Case expected to be dismissed against social workers charged in death of Gabriel FernandezDistrict Attorney Jackie Lacey announced in February that "state law is not on our side" in the case of Stefanie Rodriguez and Patricia Clement and their supervisors, Kevin Bom and Gregory Merritt, after a three-justice panel from California's 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled that Los Angeles Superior Court Judge George G.Lomeli should

Jackie Lacey Los Angeles state California city Los Angeles death Netflix Government

Ron Jeremy responds to rape and sexual assault charges as he appears in court: ‘I am innocent’

coronavirus pandemic as he was led in with guards and his legal team also wearing face coverings. Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said Ron is accused of forcibly raping a 25-year-old woman at a home in West Hollywood in May 2014. He is then alleged to have sexually assaulted two more women, aged 33 and 46, on separate occasions at a bar in West Hollywood in 2017 as well as forcibly raping a 30-year-old woman at the same bar in July 2019.The District Attorney’s Office said it declined a case against Jeremy ‘due to insufficient evidence stemming from an incident in 2016’.I am innocent of all charges.

Jackie Lacey Ron Jeremy county Los Angeles Hollywood stars Coronavirus

Adult film star Ron Jeremy accused of raping 3 women, sexually assaulting another

LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 18: Adult film actor Ron Jeremy appears in the Hot Movies booth during the 2017 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 18, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Jackie Lacey Ron Jeremy Gabe Ginsberg Ronald Jeremy Los Angeles state Nevada city Las Vegas, state Nevada county Los Angeles recommendations Hollywood stars

Why LA NYC Protesters Curfew-Breaking Charges Won’t Be ‘Automatically Dropped’

District Attorneys across the country have announced they’re declining to prosecute those who were arrested while protesting in the wake of George Floyd‘s tragic killing. Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced on June 8 that she will not file charges against any protester for a curfew violation or failing to disperse.

Jackie Lacey George Floyd New York county Los Angeles pandemic Sensitive Coronavirus

LAPD officer charged with illegally punching unarmed man more than 12 times during on-duty assault

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles police officer who was seen on video repeatedly striking a trespassing suspect in Boyle Heights in late April was charged Tuesday with assaulting the 28-year-old man, the district attorney announced.Officer Frank Hernandez, 49, was charged with a felony count of assault under color of authority.

Jackie Lacey Los Angeles city Los Angeles county Boyle Department

Harvey Weinstein hit with new sexual assault charge in Los Angeles

Prosecutors in Los Angeles have charged convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein with an additional count of felony sexual battery by restraint, which allegedly stemmed from an incident at a Beverly Hills hotel in May 2010, Fox News has confirmed. “We are continuing to build and strengthen our case,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a news release on Friday.

Harvey Weinstein Jackie Lacey Los Angeles city Los Angeles county Los Angeles gatherings 2020 information Coronavirus

Harvey Weinstein charged with new count of sexual assault by restraint

Harvey Weinstein has been charged with new counts of sexual assault, according to prosecutors in LA.

Harvey Weinstein Jackie Lacey New York county Los Angeles Hollywood isolate Coronavirus

United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0