A woman and her current boyfriend were charged Thursday with the stabbing murder of her ex-boyfriend outside his Beverly Hills home.
Katsutoshi Tony Takazato, the son of filmmaker Fuminori Hayashida, was found dead about 6 a.m. Tuesday outside his home in the 1800 block of Carla Ridge in the exclusive Trousdale Estates area.
Chie Alexandra Coggins Johnson, 20, and Scott Joseph Barker, 23, were scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon in Beverly Hills Superior Court.
Johnson had dated the victim until recently, when she began dating Barker, who allegedly become enraged upon learning that she may have been physically abused by Takazato, said Deputy District Attorney Danette Meyers.
The criminal complaint alleges that Barker personally used a knife during the commission of the crime.
Coggins and Johnson were arrested late Tuesday night by Beverly Hills police. They were each jailed in lieu of $1 million bail, and face up to life in prison if convicted, according to the District Attorney's Office.
A third person who was arrested was released, when the investigation concluded he wasn't involved in the slaying, authorities said.
