Four men have been charged in connection with the shooting death of 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor, who was killed during a catalytic converter theft attempt.
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The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced the charges on Monday. Robert Barceleau and Sergio Estrada, both 18, are each facingBarceleau is being held without bail and faces possible life in prison without parole. Estrada’s bail is set at over US$2 million . If found guilty, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Two more suspects were arrested by police, but do not face murder charges. Leonel Gutierrez, 18, was charged with one count of attempted robbery and one count of grand theft. Frank Olano, 22, is facing one count of accessory after the fact to murder, one count of receiving stolen property and three counts of being a felon with a firearm.Gutierrez’s bail is more than US$1 million , while Olano’s bail is set at US$120,000 . Olano faces five years and eight months in prison.
The actor has been working at a downtown rooftop bar when he approached a group of three masked thieves attempting to strip parts from his hoisted vehicle around 3 a.m. local time. Police said the suspects. He was shot in the chest and later died in hospital. The three suspects fled the scene of the crime.The arrests come about a month after the Los Angeles Police Department released grainy still images from security camera footage related to the shooting incident.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass thanked police for their investigation and called for “aggressive action to make our city safer.”The theft of catalytic converters is common. The exhaust emission control device, which is made from a variety of precious metals, including platinum, palladium and cadmium, is commonly stolen and resold for its valuable parts.in claims to the province’s insurance corporation, ICBC.
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