BRIEFLY MURDER HEARING SET IN HATE CASE.A 35-year-old woman accused of running her car into a 65-year-old man at a Van Nuys bagel shop last week was charged Tuesday with one count of murder, officials said. Marie E. West, 35, of Hermosa Beach Hermosa Beach (hûrmō`sə), city (1990 pop. 18,219), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1907. It is a residential suburb and a popular resort noted for its fine, sandy beaches and excellent surf. , is charged with killing Jesus Plascencia, a Latino, because of his nationality, said Sandi Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
Police said West made a racial slur while she ordered bagels about 4 a.m. Friday, moments after repeatedly using her car to hit the victim and dragging his body 30 feet. West, who is also charged with battery on a police officer after allegedly kicking a female officer in her shins, is scheduled to be arraigned in Division 100 at Van Nuys Superior Court this morning. West's husband, Al Bowman, has denied that his wife is a racist and said she suffers from a history of mental illness. - Daily News Castaic, Burbank men guilty in scam SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - More than $5.8 million is being returned to investors bilked in an illegal pyramid scheme Pyramid Scheme An illegal investment scam based on a hierarchical setup that relies on new recruits' funding as the source of money, or so-called returns, to be provided to those earlier investors/recruits above them in the pyramid. that operated out of Nevada and used a minister, community leaders and town rallies to recruit its investors. Seven men - including one from Burbank and another from Castaic - have pleaded guilty and been given sentences ranging from probation and home detention to a year of prison. Their now-defunct investment firm - Global Concepts, A Treasure Chest Inc. of Nevada - was ordered to forfeit its assets. The seven are: Ronald Stahlhut, 65, of Houston; Hans Tschebaum, 56, of Burbank; Gregory Goulas, 49, of Houston; John Jackman, 56, of Salt Lake City; Carl Carter, 60, of Maryland Heights, Mo.; Steve Conzalez, 36, of Castiac; and Joseph Heller Noun 1. Joseph Heller - United States novelist whose best known work was a black comedy inspired by his experiences in the Air Force during World War II (1923-1999) Heller , 57, of Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. . - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Helicopter crew rescues two hikers CHATSWORTH - A day after Los Angeles city firefighters rescued two women lost in the Santa Susana Mountains The Santa Susana Mountains are a transverse range of mountains in southern California, north of the city of Los Angeles, in the United States. The range runs east-west separating the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley on its south from Santa Clara River Valley to the north and , Los Angeles County firefighters used a helicopter to make another rescue of two women stuck in the hills nearby, officials said Tuesday. A hillside resident of Summerset Village noticed a flash of color about a quarter-mile away from her home near Devil's Canyon Motorway and spotted the two women on a hill. The resident, who did not want to be identified, called 911 and watched as Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La personnel rescued the women with a helicopter. ``The pilot went around a couple of times . . . One rescuer jumped out, climbed to the women and lead them back to the helicopter,'' the resident said. The women, who appeared to be in their mid-40s, were not injured, said county fire Supervisor Dan Opbroek. On Monday, Los Angeles city firefighters rescued two other women who became lost and exhausted while they were hiking in Chatsworth Park nearby. - Daily News Four plea in counterfeit case A U.S. Customs agent and three other men accused of smuggling smuggling, illegal transport across state or national boundaries of goods or persons liable to customs or to prohibition. Smuggling has been carried on in nearly all nations and has occasionally been adopted as an instrument of national policy, as by Great Britain 15,000 counterfeit Microsoft software CDs and packaging into this country from Hong Kong pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges. Agent Richard Casas, 46, of El Monte entered his plea to two counts each of trafficking counterfeit goods and two counts of conspiracy, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Ted Moreton. His brother, Edward Casas, 39, of Sylmar pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy. - City News Service |
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