BRIEFLY L.A. MAN HELD IN MURDER CASE.VENTURA - A 24-year-old Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. man was arrested on suspicion of murder Wednesday, accused of being involved in the attack on a Ventura High School Ventura High School is a secondary school located in Ventura, California. It is a California Distinguished School which was founded in 1889. Famous Alumni Include: Eric Turner (Cleveland Browns), Jamal Wilkes (Los Angeles Lakers), Tyler Ebell (National High School Heisman), student in 1993 and driving the getaway car getaway car n the thieves' getaway car → el coche en que huyeron los ladrones getaway car n → voiture prévue pour prendre la fuite from the scene. Ryan Joseph Simas was being held in county jail without bail and is scheduled to be arraigned today in connection with his role in the killing of Jesse Owen Martin Strobel. Jose ``Pepe'' Castillo has already confessed to stabbing Strobel during a robbery attempt as the victim was walking home from his father's restaurant in Ventura. Simas drove Castillo and two others - juveniles at the time - to and from the murder scene and also contributed to the attack, authorities said. ``If you're the driver of a car in a crime, you're the captain of the ship so to speak,'' said Ventura Police Sgt. Bob Anderson
Bob Anderson (b. 19 May 1931, Hendon, London - d. 14 August 1967, Northampton) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racecar driver from England. . ``He and the others saw Jesse walking up the street and decided to confront him for the purposes of robbery. Simas was involved in the physical attack and once it was over, drove the other suspects from the scene.'' Ventura police, with assistance from Los Angeles police arrested Simas 11 a.m. without incident at his residence. He is expected to be prosecuted as a juvenile, police said. - Daily News Simi association OKs quake deal SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. _ In exchange for approximately $926,000, a Simi Valley homeowners association has agreed not to appeal a January jury verdict releasing State Farm Insurance from $15 million in damage claims stemming from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. . The deal, signed Friday, calls for the Meadowbrook Homeowners Association to receive the payment as the final portion of State Farm's initial offer of $3.4 million in repair claims. State Farm has already paid the association $2.25 million for repairs. State Farm's $235,000 in legal fees were added to that amount, leaving the remainder of the settlement at $926,000. The association, representing 199 condominium condominium In modern property law, individual ownership of one dwelling unit within a multidwelling building. Unit owners have undivided ownership interest in the land and those portions of the building shared in common. owners, filed suit against the insurance giant for allegedly failing to fully address damages caused by the earthquake. In January, a jury found that State Farm had not violated its contractual obligations. - Daily News |
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