| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, February 20, 2020 |
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Teacher Makes First Court Appearance in Teen Sex Case A teacher at Pete Knight High School in Palmdale made his first court appearance Thursday on charges stemming from his alleged sexual relationship with a 15-year-old female student. Anthony Mahari Faaborg, 53, was ordered to remain jailed in lieu of $975,000 bail while awaiting arraignment next Wednesday at the Lancaster courthouse. He could face a […]
Authorities Looking for Compton Man Missing for Six Months Authorities Thursday sought public help to find a 25-year-old Compton man who’s been missing for six months and may be in Mexico. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Rogelio Ordorica lived in the 15000 block of South Lime Avenue, and was last contacted by telephone last Aug. 15. Authorities believe he may be […]
Ex-Boyfriend Ordered Held without Bail in Death of Hollywood Therapist The ex-boyfriend of Hollywood marriage and sex therapist Amie Harwick was ordered Thursday to remain jailed without bail on charges including murder for allegedly throwing the woman from her third-floor balcony in the Hollywood Hills. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Miguel Espinoza ordered Gareth Pursehouse, 41, to return to the downtown courthouse March 4 for […]
Attorneys to Discuss Pausing Civil Suit Alleging Doctor Attack Attorneys involved in legal wrangling over a Newport Beach doctor and his girlfriend, who are accused of drugging and sexually assaulting numerous women, will meet next month to discuss a request to put a civil lawsuit against the pair on hold until their criminal case is resolved. The lawsuit was filed by a woman who […]
Families Earning $80,000 or Less Get Big Break from USC In an effort to widen access for more middle and low-income students, USC announced Thursday it will eliminate tuition for families earning $80,000 or less annually and will no longer consider home equity in financial aid calculations. The new policies announced by USC President Carol Folt will place the private campus on par with the […]
Ex-Doctor Re-Sentenced to 30 Months for Selling Prescriptions in Lynwood A former doctor who operated a medical clinic in Lynwood was re-sentenced Thursday to 30 months behind bars for issuing prescriptions for powerful narcotics and sedatives without a medical purpose to mostly young “patients” who sometimes traveled more than 100 miles to see him. Edward Ridgill was found guilty in December 2017 of more than […]
North Hills Man’s Conviction Upheld for Murdering Wife, Son A state appeals court panel Thursday upheld a North Hills man’s conviction for fatally stabbing his wife and then shooting his bisexual son to death. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal found there was “overwhelming evidence” of Shehada Khalil Issa’s guilt. Issa was convicted in September 2017 of first-degree murder for […]
Former School Principal Sentenced for Deadly DUI Crash A former elementary school principal who was drunk when she veered into oncoming traffic in the Palmdale area, killing another driver, was sentenced Thursday to 15 years to life in state prison. Mary Noel Kruppe, 37, of Pearblossom, was convicted Feb. 3 of one count each of second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. […]
Car Falls Three Stories from Parking Garage near Beverly Center, 2 Injured Two people were taken to a hospital Thursday after a car fell three stories from a parking garage, hitting vehicles on the ground near the Beverly Center. The car fell about 1:20 p.m. in the 100 block of North La Cienega Boulevard, near the Beverly Center, according to Officer Jeff Lee of the Los Angeles […]
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