Bill Melugin
FOX 11 Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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LA DA Gascón suspends prosecutor for misgendering and 'deadnaming' trans child molester accused of murder
LA DA George Gascón has suspended the attorney who prosecuted a 26-year-old trans child molester who was accused of identifying as a woman only after DNA evidence linked her to a cold case crime. Hannah Tubbs went by James Tubbs when she attacked a 10-year-old girl in a Denny's bathroom. → Read More
Venice hit-and-run driver who plowed into mom, baby in stolen car is murdered after light sentence
A District Attorney is Los Angeles who has been criticized for his lenient sentencing is once again under fire after a teenage felon behind the wheel of a hit-and-run was murdered after being released. "If George Gascón actually did his job this kid would still be alive in jail," the hit-and-run victim said. → Read More
California trans child molester Hannah Tubbs gloats over light sentence in jailhouse phone calls
Explicit jailhouse recordings of Hannah Tubbs, the 26-year-old trans child molester who received a slap on the wrist last month after pleading guilty to molesting a 10-year-old in 2014, depict her admitting it was wrong to attack a little girl but gloating over the light punishment. LA County DA George Gascón's policies allowed for the light sentencing in the 2014 attack. → Read More
Pico Rivera becomes 3rd city to approve vote of no confidence in Gascón's reforms
The City of Pico Rivera approved a 3-2 vote of no confidence in Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón's special directives Tuesday evening. → Read More
Gascón to disband LA County DA Hardcore Gangs unit
Two weeks after FOX 11 reported on major changes possibly coming to the way Los Angeles prosecutes gang-related crimes, sources confirm to Bill Melugin that George Gascón will downsize the County DA Office's Hardcore Gang unit. → Read More
Gascón stops effort to prosecute juvenile gang murderer as adult; victim’s family outraged
The sister of a man who was shot and killed by a juvenile gang member is outraged after the motion to have him prosecuted as an adult was withdrawn by District Attorney George Gascón as part of his new reforms, despite the fact that the murderer has continued to post his allegiance to his gang on social media while in custody. → Read More
Prosecutor accuses Gascón of retaliation, unethical behavior for dropping felony case against protesters
A veteran prosecutor of the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office is accusing D.A. George Gascón of retaliation and playing politics after he says he was reprimanded and punitively transferred for questioning Gascon’s order to drop a case against three anti-police protesters who were charged with attempting to wreck a train. → Read More
Gascón planning to dissolve or severely downsize LA County DA Hardcore Gang unit, sources say
Major changes could soon be coming to the way Los Angeles prosecutes crimes involving gangs. → Read More
Man terrorizes East Hollywood landlord for months, recently breaking into her home through ceiling with knife
A landlord in East Hollywood tells FOX 11 for the past eight months, she has been terrorized by one of her own tenants who has harassed her repeatedly and attacked her. → Read More
Prison inmate threatens to attack guard in LA County to fall under Gascón’s jurisdiction for resentencing
An inmate serving a life sentence at a California state prison called George Gascón’s office and left a voicemail, alerting them that he plans to attack a prison guard in hopes of benefiting from Gascón’s policies. → Read More
Recall Newsom on ballot? Campaign to make announcement on Friday
Organizers of the campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom say they anticipate gathering enough signatures to get the recall on the ballot any day now. → Read More
LA Sheriff calls superspreader task force a success after 24 party raids, over 3,000 people detained
The task force recovered more than a dozen guns and also rescued a juvenile human trafficking victim. → Read More
Special circumstance charges dropped against accused gang member and double murderer under Gascón reforms
A Mexican Mafia gang member who is accused of double murder is getting special charges dropped against him as part of DA George Gascón's policy changes. → Read More
LASD breaks up superspreader event thrown by AirBnb guest
Another weekend, another large underground party broken up by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's superspreader task force. → Read More
Prosecutors barred from attending serial child rapist’s parole hearing under Gascon reforms
Ruben Beltran, a convicted pedophile, has been imprisoned since May 2004, serving a sentence of 15 to life. → Read More
Law enforcement officials urge Angelenos to report suspicious activity ahead of Inauguration Day 2021
Law enforcement officials urged the public on Tuesday to be on alert and report any suspicious activity ahead of Inauguration Day. → Read More
LASD's superspreader task force breaks up multiple stripper parties
High heels were left in a hurry, a bra was tossed on the floor and deputies recovered a list for bottle service. → Read More
Under new DA, alleged child decapitator, deputy ambusher would be eligible for parole in 20 years
Under reforms from new Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, the suspects in two cases involving the decapitation of two kids, and the shooting ambush of two deputies, will both be eligible for parole after serving 20 years in prison, if convicted. → Read More
Federal inmates being vaccinated at 31 federal facilities across the country, including Los Angeles
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has started vaccinating federal inmates at more than thirty federal facilities across the country, including several in the Los Angeles area that suffered COVID-19 outbreaks during the pandemic. → Read More
Judge denies motion to drop special charges against accused cop killer in rebuke to Gascón directive
In a rebuke to DA George Gascón’s new directives, a judge on Monday refused to drop all special charges against an accused cop killer charged in the execution-style killing of an off-duty LA County Sheriff’s deputy, and the murder of an innocent skateboarder. → Read More