BAIL SET FOR TEEN CHARGED IN ACTOR'S MURDER.Byline: Troy Anderson Staff Writer Bail was set Wednesday at $2 million for a 16-year-old runaway charged as an adult with murdering North Hollywood actor Merlin Santana, who recently appeared with Eddie Murphy Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and comedian. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. and Robert De Niro Noun 1. Robert De Niro - United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) De Niro in the movie ``Showtime.'' At the hearing, Monique King agreed to postpone her arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted until June 25 so her attorney can appeal the judge's order that found her unfit to be tried as a juvenile on charges of murder and attempted murder. Damien Andre Gates, 21, and Brandon Douglas Bynes, 24, who face the same charges in the Nov. 9 slaying, have pleaded not guilty. Santana was shot in the back of the head as he and a friend were in a car leaving another friend's home in South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central Los Angeles, and is still sometimes called South Central. , according to court records. During a preliminary hearing in April, Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . Detective Brian Carr testified that Santana was killed after
King told Gates and Bynes the victim and some friends had tried to rape
her. King later recanted her accusation.
At the time of the slaying, King had run away from a Los Angeles County foster-care home. Troy Anderson, (213) 974-8985 troy.anderson(at)dailynews.com |
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