Yesterday in Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, a 69-year-old Jewish man, Paul Kessler, was involved in a physical altercation with a pro-Palestinian protestor and fell backwards, striking his head on the ground. He was taken to Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, where he was pronounced dead due to blunt force head injury. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department is currently investigating the incident.
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Gerardo Cabanillas was wrongfully convicted of kidnapping, robbery and rape in 1995 and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Conviction Integrity Unit of the District Attorney's office has been reviewing cases of possible wrongful conviction since 2015 and has exonerated 10 people, including Cabanillas, who was found factually innocent and released after nearly 30 years in prison. His exoneration highlights the need for continued vigilance in the criminal justice system to ensure that innocent people are not wrongfully convicted.
Megan Thee Stallion has spoken out about her experience of being shot by rapper Tory Lanez three years ago, saying she has not experienced a single day of peace since the incident. During the sentencing hearing, which is expected to conclude on Tuesday, Megan gave a statement which included her struggles with appearing in the same room as Tory again and the lasting impact the shooting has had on her life. Tory Lanez has pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and faces a sentence of two years of formal probation and a $2,500 fine.
A lucky ticket holder in California has won the estimated $1 billion Powerball jackpot, with the winning numbers being 7, 10, 11, 13 and 24, with a Powerball of 24. This is the third time in the game's history that the jackpot has passed the estimated $1 billion mark, and the second time in eight months that a $1 billion Powerball ticket was sold in the Los Angeles area. The ticket holder or holders will get to pick either an estimated lump sum payment of $516.8 million or an annuity.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna has announced that a deputy punched a mother holding a 3-week-old infant during an arrest last year, which was captured on body camera footage. The deputy has been taken off field duty and the case has been sent to the district attorney's office to decide if criminal charges should be filed. The FBI has also been alerted to the incident.
Residents of Rolling Hills Estates in Los Angeles County were forced to evacuate their homes late Saturday night due to a massive landslide, which has caused some homes to be pulled off their foundations. The Los Angeles County Fire Department is working with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and the Red Cross to assess the situation and provide assistance to those affected. The cause of the landslide is still under investigation.
Pete Davidson was charged with reckless driving after crashing his car into a Beverly Hills home in March, resulting in a serious collision. No one was seriously injured, but the Los Angeles County district attorney's office noted that reckless driving can have devastating consequences. Davidson is an actor and comedian, best known for his work on Saturday Night Live and films such as The King of Staten Island and Big Time Adolescence.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office (LADA) has announced that it will be leaving Twitter due to a barrage of "vicious" homophobic attacks that were not removed by the social media platform, even after they were reported. The comments ranged from homophobic and transphobic slurs to sexually explicit and graphic images, and the LADA said that they had reported the offensive comments to Twitter, but that the platform had failed to take any action. The LADA said that it was committed to continuing to work with the community to create a safe and inclusive environment, and that it would continue to do so, even without the use of Twitter.