Crime and Courts

Attorneys for the man accused of killing a health insurance CEO are trying to get the death penalty off the table, calling a directive to seek capital punishment “a political stunt,” NBC News reported.

Jurors were handed the case Wednesday against a woman accused of masterminding the murder of her husband, a prominent hairdresser. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2025.

Jurors delivered a guilty verdict Friday in the trial of a woman accused of masterminding the murder of her husband, a prominent hairdresser, at the home they shared with their two daughters in Woodland Hills. The 10-man, two-woman jury deliberated just over eight hours Wednesday and Thursday after being handed the case against Monica Sementilli. The 53-year-old woman is charged…

A man already jailed on federal charges of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump last fall will face additional state terrorism and attempted murder charges.

The courtroom saga of Lyle and Erik Menendez entered a new chapter Friday as the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office asked a judge to allow the withdrawal of a resentencing recommendation for the brothers, now serving life-without-parole sentences for murdering their parents.

The Menendez brothers will face a judge in hopes they’ll be resentenced. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Former Texas wideout Isaiah Bond surrendered on a sexual assault warrant Thursday and was released after posting bail, according to published reports.

A San Fernando Valley boy exclusively told NBCLA that Mario Edgardo Garcia Aquino charged in the death of a 13-year-old drugged him and sexually assaulted him in 2024. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

A teenage boy who claims to have been sexually assaulted by a soccer coach charged with another teen’s murder said the man drugged him in 2024.

 A jury on Thursday found that rapper Soulja Boy was liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant, awarding the woman $4 million in damages.

The woman allegedly manipulated four elderly women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars each by using aliases, the Oklahoma attorney general says.

An escaped California killer convicted in a Los Angeles County murder is sought in connection with a shootout in Tijuana that killed a law enforcement officer. The California Department of Corrections confirmed the investigation involving the U.S. Marshals Service and Mexican law enforcement related to Cesar Hernandez, who escaped from custody Dec. 2, 2024 before a court appearance in the…

A man convicted in a Los Angeles County murder is sought in the shooting death of an officer in Tijuana. Video broadcast Thursday April 10, 2025 on the NBC4 News. 

Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students, argued about what evidence should be allowed at trial.

A jury awarded $1.68 billion in damages to 40 women who accused writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse and other crimes over a span of 35 years.

The brother of a discount store owner died after the suspects allegedly ran him over intentionally with their getaway vehicle. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

A man died Wednesday after being struck by a car following a theft at a discount store in South El Monte.

Jurors were handed the case Wednesday against a woman accused of murdering her prominent hairdresser husband in their Woodland Hills.

A judge is set to hear motions that will shape the proceedings in the Idaho college murders trial and could remove the death penalty as punishment.

Law enforcement sources tell NBCLA that they are already getting a lot of calls about Mario Edgardo Garcia Aquino.