Villanueva: Sheriff s department to attend parole hearings in absence of LA County DA prosecutors
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says members of his department will be present at parole hearings in the absence of deputy district attorneys.
In a letter Wednesday to District Attorney George Gascon, Villanueva questioned why the prosecutors have been barred from attending the parole hearings and added his department would appear on behalf of victims families to give them a voice.
Villanueva said the sheriff s department has traditionally written letters expressing public safety concerns when a state prisoner is scheduled for a parole hearing.
By City News Service
Jan 27, 2021
POMONA (CNS) - A man is set to be arraigned next month on charges that he killed his 65-year-old mother and 73-year-old stepfather with a baseball bat at their Hacienda Heights home and also attacked his younger brother, the Los Angeles County District Attorney s Office announced today.
Nelson Garibay, 44, is charged with two counts of murder for the Jan. 11 killings of Ima Garibay and Mario Flores-Romero, along with the attempted murder of his 37-year-old brother.Garibay allegedly beat his mother and stepfather after yelling was heard in the back yard, where his stepfather s body was found, according to the District Attorney s Office. His mother s body was found in the garage.
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