And chp sent their helicopter off and lowered someone to the scene and checked the boat out and declared them both dead at the scene. Reporter we just received a few minutes ago a statement from icons ceo saying this was devastating for us and our thoughts and prayers of our entire organization are with families of both people onboard. They are truly amazing individuals. An Investigation Continues into why exactly this happened after just a short 20 minute flight. We have done stories three years ago when this plane launched, first made available to the public. Its a very special plane used for sporting and recreation. Well keep you posted as soon as we learn anything more. That this is latest here. Abc7 news. Well send it back. Just last month another single engine icon a5 crashedrad and the passenger and pilot survived. They were out for a demo flight when the plane had an extremely hard damage and caused the aircraft to take on water. To the initial investigation suggested pilot err
all plead not guilty to all 13 accounts. 18-year-old steven gasely the suspect prosecutors describe steven, who recently graduated from high school stands accused of being the ringleader in the violence. he vehemently denies he had anything to do with it, and he insists he s never heard of the 311 gang. until i was charged with this, until i was being charged and labeled and accused as a 311 gang member i never i don t even think i ever heard twice about 311 before i was even charged with it. as for connecting the fight tapes with what happened to tanner hanson, that, the defendant s claim, is an invention, created by the district attorney and overblown by the media. they say the fights were arranged and staged.
instead they face serious criminal charges. they re all charged with felony battery, and they re all charged with false imprisonment, eight are charged and prosecutors eventually drop the charges for three of them kara murphy, steven schumaker, and ashley zachary because of insufficient evidence. others aren t so lucky. brittany hartcastle described by witnesses as the main attacker in the video pleads guilty to false imprisonment and battery. she is sentenced to 15 days in jail and three years of probation. we may have our differences, but no one deceives that kind of treatment. prosecutors offer to drop false imprisonment charges against april cooper and brittany mays if they agree to plead guilty on misdemeanor battery charges. all accept and are sentenced to a year of probation. prosecutors say mercedes nichols partially arranged for the fight to take place and pleads guilty to battery and tampering with a
the italian stallion and tuna and the random mexican man, three, two, one. but the d.a. says the fighting, the videotapes and the attack on tanner hanson are all tied together, that the 311 boys created atmosphere of violence that escalated into the car chase and the punches and the rock attack. at a jury trial, gaisley and the other defendants take a plea deal in exchange for admitting their guilt for a reduced sentence. i had nothing to do with it. one defendant, scott morris, doesn t take the deal because he said he s not going to admit to something he didn t do. he is found not guilty. for the others who take the plea deal, the judge pronounces their sentences. they re all hoping to leave the courtroom free on probation. but that isn t to be the case. would you please stand? it is hereby ordered that steven gaisley is sentenced to a minimum of 24 months. the judge has not taken the d.a. s recommendation for probation, instead he is harsher. steven and three co-defendant