RECORDING STUDIO OWNERS FACE TRIAL IN '04 ARSON.Byline: EUGENE TONG Staff Writer The co-owners of a Burbank recording studio destroyed by an explosion and fire in October 2004 were ordered Friday to stand trial on arson and insurance fraud charges. William Schlegel and Daniel Medina, co-owners of the International Recording Corp. of Burbank, are blamed for the explosion and fire that destroyed the studio at 75 E. Santa Anita Santa Anita may refer to:
The blast scattered debris over a three-block area and destroyed the recording facility where the Academy Award-winning ``Dances with Wolves'' was mixed. 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. Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy-Powell scheduled 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 for Sept. 22. Both men are free on $75,000 bail. Schlegel, of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , and Medina, of Los Angeles, are also charged with filing a $2.5 million false insurance claim for the studio. If convicted of all counts, they could face more than 20 years in prison. The two were arrested in May, after a lengthy investigation by the Burbank Fire Department, which determined that a liquid accelerant ac·cel·er·ant n. Accelerator. was used to spread flames throughout the building. Prosecutors also said a surveillance camera captured a man resembling Schlegel near the studio on the day of the explosion. eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com (818) 546-3304 
What was the verdict. What happened on or after September 22, 2006?<br>I can not find the conclusion. <br>All the information on the computer stopped around mid Sept. 2006. <br>Duane Wyland pactfun@hotmail.com |
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