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Former Orange County prosecutor and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Hardin is announcing his run for Orange County District Attorney. (Photo Credit: Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/Shutterstock)
ORANGE COUNTY, CA An Afghanistan War veteran and attorney Tuesday began his campaign to unseat Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer, accusing the incumbent of being more interested in self-promotion than justice. In rebuttal, Spitzer retorted that Hardin was pushing a progressive agenda that voters would reject. I m gravely concerned that my opponent fights more for headlines and TV appearances than he has for really smart justice, said Peter Hardin, a former Marine and attorney who has worked as a state and federal prosecutor, as he announced his campaign in front of Juvenile Hall in Orange.
Anthony Avalos: Tortured, murdered by mom, her boyfriend; death penalty off table under DA Gascón
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LOS ANGELES - Anthony Avalos was 10 years old when he was allegedly tortured and murdered by his mother and her boyfriend. Under the new directives of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, prosecutors will no longer be allowed to seek the death penalty. The Avalos family will be victimized once again as they try to seek justice for Anthony! Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva tweeted on Monday.
Heather Maxine Barron, 31, and her boyfriend, Kareem Ernesto Leiva, 35, were indicted on charges of murder and torture following the Lancaster boy’s death in 2018. Both remain jailed without bond.
Recall organizers gathered signatures from L.A. voters as they try to oust Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon. One American News Network reported that a victim rights group is sailing an effort to recall the district attorney, voicing out their opposition on the criminal justice reforms Gascon brought to the prosecutor s office as he formally reports as the District Attorney in early December.
NBC News added that the organizers planned to garner at least 20 signatures, the amount needed to file an intent to recall, which happened during a
victim s vigil outside the district attorney s office situated in downtown L.A. The organizers expected 100 people to attend including the crime victims and Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami. NBC mentioned that Hatami is an outspoken critic of Gascon s charges.
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Mom of 20-year-old man brutally murdered, thrown off cliff lashes out at LA County DA George Gascón
Mom of murder victim lashes out at LA County DA George Gascón
The mother of a young man who was brutally murdered and thrown off a cliff is Azusa is outraged after learning her son s suspected killers had special charges dismissed in court Friday morning.
The mother of a young man who was brutally murdered and thrown off a cliff in Azusa is outraged after learning her son s suspected killers had special charges dismissed in court Friday morning.
The dismissals came under new Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón.