Manslaughter

Architect Gerhard Becker Faces Manslaughter Charges After a Firefighter Died Trying to Save His Home

Carmen Elena Chavez, 19, Arrested In Alleged DUI Mercedes Crash That Killed 2 In DTLA

Updated at the bottom with charges for Chavez. First posted at 8:09 a.m. Monday. A night of partying for four young people ended in death for two innocent homeless residents mowed down as they slept on a downtown sidewalk yesterday morning, authorities allege. The 1989 Mercedes E Class that killed ... More >>

Kelly Thomas Beating Video: 'Dad, They're Killing Me'

Read complete coverage of the beating and trial from our sister publication OC Weekly. Gut-wrenching security video of the Kelly Thomas beating by Fullerton police was aired in court today. Officer Manuel Anthony Ramos faced charges of second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter; Corporal Ja ... More >>

Jay Cicinelli, ex-LAPD Officer, Charged With Manslaughter in Kelly Thomas Beating; Fullerton Cop Manuel Ramos Gets Murder

fullertonsfuture.orgThe Orange County DA says ex-LAPD cop Jay Cicinelli went rogue.​The Orange County District Attorney has handed surprisingly harsh charges to two of the six cops who allegedly beat mentally ill homeless man Kelly Thomas, 37, to death in July. Fullerton officer Manuel Ramos ... More >>

Art Walk: Proposal to Close Streets For Growing Crowds Makes The Rounds Downtown

JansoneFourth and Main during Art Walk.​Following last week's tragedy during downtown's Art Walk, one gallery owner is leading a campaign to have the city close down area streets to accommodate thousands of people who crowd the area for the monthly event. Victor Wilde, owner of The Brutique a ... More >>

Former BART Officer Receives Two-Year Sentence For Killing of Oscar Grant

San Francisco ChronicleFormer transit cop Johannes Mehserle received the lighter sentence​ Supporters of slain Oakland resident Oscar Grant expressed anger over the sentencing of former transit police officer Johannes Mehserle, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for shooting the una ... More >>

Bay Area Transit Officer Johannes Mehserle Convicted Of Involuntary Manslaughter

​[Updated at 5:46 p.m.]: Oakland police in riot gear faced off against protesters in the Bay Area city early Thursday evening following an involuntary manslaughter guilty verdict for former Bay Area Transit Officer Johannes Mehserle, who was tried in Los Angeles. Supporters and member's of the ... More >>

Michael Jackson's Father Files Suit Against Doctor Conrad Murray

​Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles against Conrad Murray, the doctor accused of manslaughter in the pop star's death. Brian Oxman, attorney for the Jackson family patriarch, filed the wrongful death suit Friday afternoon on ... More >>

Michael Jackson One-Year Tribute Event Happening In Beverly Hills

​An event marking the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson will take place Saturday at the Beverly Hilton hotel. With ticket prices of $150 to $500, the public was invited to check out performances by the Chi Lites and Randy Jackson's daughter, Genevieve Jackson. When the Week ... More >>

Did Michael Jackson Give Himself A Fatal Dose?

​TMZ is reporting that the legal team of the doctor charged on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson is preparing to argue that the King of Pop gave himself the final and fatal dose of an anesthetic drug. Doctor Conrad Murray's defense team, however, denied the ... More >>

Jackson Doctor Gets Reprieve, Can Still Practice In California

Conrad Murray.​Conrad Murray, the personal physician charged with suspicion of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, received a reprieve from a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Monday when a decision about his license to practice in California was put off until at le ... More >>

Media Circus Expected For Conrad Murray Hearing

Conrad Murray.​The involuntary manslaughter trial against Conrad Murray, the doctor who was treating Michael Jackson the day he died in Los Angeles last summer, is not even underway and already a massive media circus is expected at Superior Court downtown. A hearing in the Murray case schedul ... More >>

Jackson Doc Facing Involuntary Manslaughter, According To Report

​The Associated Press is reporting that the doctor who was with Michael Jackson when he apparently went into cardiac arrest shortly before his June death will be charged with involuntary manslaughter by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. Conrad Murray, who reportedly admits t ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 130: Man Dies After Being Battered at Senior Center

A 60-year-old man was killed after getting into a fight at a senior center in Pacoima.  View Larger Map Paramedics found Fidel Toro June 8 on the ground inside the Alicia Broadous-Duncan Multi-Purpose Senior Center, 11300 Glenoaks Boulevard. He was transported to a local hospital where he died ... More >>

Phil Spector Verdict Countdown

Department 106 is filling up with media, bloggers, D.A. staff members, murder ghouls, et al. No sign of Spector yet, although we've overheard he's coming in with 10 people. The jurors had  been deliberating just under 30 hours, since March 26, when they rang the court clerk three times this mor ... More >>

USC Hit & Run Suspect Charged With Manslaughter

Update: Claudia Cabrera pleaded not guilty to the charges during her arraignment. A May 4 hearing has been set to decide whether she will be remanded to trial.Adrianna BachanThe L.A. District Attorney's office announced that Claudia Cabrera, 30, will shortly be arraigned on a misdemeanor charge of v ... More >>

LAPD: USC Hit & Run Arrest Details

Speaking near a sidewalk memorial, LAPD First Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell has just disclosed the identities of the driver and passengers of the car that struck two USC students early Sunday morning. Los Angeles resident Claudia Cabrera, 30, was arrested today and remains in Van Nuys Women's Jail ... More >>

Phil Spector: The Burden of Truth

Like Woodrow Wilson, Doron Weinberg had 14 points he wanted to share with his audience. These had nothing to do with the status of Alsace-Lorraine, however, but with the emotional state of Lana Clarkson, the House of Blues VIP hostess who took a one-way ride to music producer Phil Spector's mansion ... More >>

The Robert Downey Jr. Celebrity Crime Blotter

Like Woodrow Wilson, Doron Weinberg had 14 points he wanted to share with his audience. These had nothing to do with the status of Alsace-Lorraine, however, but with the emotional state of Lana Clarkson, the House of Blues VIP hostess who took a one-way ride to music producer Phil Spector's mansion ... More >>

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Like Woodrow Wilson, Doron Weinberg had 14 points he wanted to share with his audience. These had nothing to do with the status of Alsace-Lorraine, however, but with the emotional state of Lana Clarkson, the House of Blues VIP hostess who took a one-way ride to music producer Phil Spector's mansion ... More >>