2 MURDERS BRING TWO LIFE TERMS.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer LANCASTER -- A state prison inmate convicted of murdering two Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley men in a 2003 car-to-car shooting was sentenced Friday to two consecutive sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Robert Campos, 25, was one of two men convicted of killing Richard David House of California City and James MacArthur James Gordon MacArthur (born December 8, 1937 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. James MacArthur is best known for the role of Dan "Danno" Williams, reliable second-in-command to Steve McGarrett (played by Jack Lord), head of the fictional Hawaiian State Police squad Madden of Lancaster, both 27, and of wounding a woman who was riding in their car at Avenue J-8 and 12th Street West. Prosecutors and family members said the killing might have been drug-related. The sentencing of co-defendant William Hogan William Hogan was born in Ireland and became a priest before emigrating to America around 1810. Assigned to St. Mary's parish in Philadelphia, he proved himself a popular priest. , 39, was postponed Friday because his attorney was engaged in a trial, court officials said. Campos was already in prison for drugs and weapons offenses when he was charged in the killings. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated about two days before deciding last month that Hogan and Campos were guilty of murder and attempted murder. Jurors also convicted Hogan of felony evasion of arrest and Campos of being a felon An individual who commits a crime of a serious nature, such as Burglary or murder. A person who commits a felony. felon n. a person who has been convicted of a felony, which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. with a firearm. Jurors also found that this was a double murder and a drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang -- special circumstances special circumstances n. in criminal cases, particularly homicides, actions of the accused or the situation under which the crime was committed for which state statutes allow or require imposition of a more severe punishment. that made the defendants eligible for the death penalty or life in prison without parole. Prosecutors decided not to seek the death penalty. The victims' Ford Taurus sedan was making a turn at the intersection Aug. 6, 2003, when a second car pulled alongside and at least one person inside began shooting. Hogan, a Palmdale construction worker, was chased down and arrested nine days after the slayings. He fled from sheriff's deputies first in a vehicle on city streets, then on foot in backyards. Hogan has a prison record dating back to 1991 for crimes involving drugs, vehicle theft and possession of stolen property. karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 |
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