POLICE SAY MAN ADMITS STRANGLING GIRLFRIEND.Byline: Josh Kleinbaum Staff Writer A Van Nuys man confessed to strangling his girlfriend to death during a fight over his heroin use, investigators said Wednesday. Jonathan Arthur Hendler, 36, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree homicide Tuesday night at a Ford dealership in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , where he was attempting to sell his Ford Mustang For other Ford Mustang models and concepts, see . The Ford Mustang is an automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company, originally based on the Ford Falcon compact.[1] , officials said. He did not resist the arrest and confessed during an interview with police to killing Beverly Ann Kass-Lucitt, Van Nuys homicide Detective Harold Rhudy said. "He told us that he killed her," Rhudy said. "He said it happened during the course of an argument about his drug use." Police said Hendler, a "three strikes, you're out three strikes, you're out n. recent (beginning 1994) legislation enacted in several states (and proposed in many others, as well as possible Federal law) which makes life-terms (or extremely long terms without parole) mandatory for criminals who have been convicted " 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. , told three friends Sunday that he killed Kass-Lucitt. One of those friends, a rabbi, called police. Officers found Kass-Lucitt's body about 4 p.m. Sunday in her apartment in the 16700 block of Sherman Way. Following the killing, Hendler attempted to rob a bank in Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. , officials said. The 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. Regional Fugitive Task Force received a tip Tuesday that Hendler was attempting to sell his Mustang at Buerge Ford in Santa Monica. At 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, task force members spotted his Mustang, surrounded the car and arrested him. When arrested, he was armed with a plastic BB gun that shoots plastic pellets, Rhudy said. Hendler is being held on a parole hold without bail and will be arraigned today. josh.kleinbaum(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3669 |
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