SANTA ANA – A man who opened fire at a car during a road-rage confrontation on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway, killing a 6-year-old boy who was strapped in a child seat as his mother drove him to kindergarten in Yorba Linda, was sentenced Friday to 40 years to life in prison. Marcus Anthony Eriz, 26, of Costa Mesa, was convicted in January of second-degree murder and firing at an occupied vehicle for the deadly May 21, 2021, shooting on the freeway that killed Aiden Leos. Jurors also found true allegations of personal use of a handgun. Co-defendant Wynne Lee,…
Author: Paul Anderson
SANTA ANA – A 27-year-old Redondo Beach man was sentenced Thursday to 35 days behind bars, or time already served, for punching a journalist in the face during a clash between former President Donald Trump supporters and opponents in Huntington Beach seven years ago. Tyler Laube pleaded guilty Oct. 23 to a single misdemeanor charge of interference with a federally protected right without bodily injury. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dismissed anti-riot act charges. U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney also fined Laube $2,000 and placed him on supervised release for a year. Laube is also prohibited from using…
ANAHEIM – Rep. Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana, called on federal officials Wednesday to investigate Anaheim’s use of COVID-19 pandemic money that was identified in a critical state audit of the city’s funding of Visit Anaheim, the organization that promotes tourism and the city’s convention center. But city officials attributed issues raised in the audit to a clerical error they are seeking to fix. “We’re looking into ways to file an amended report that cleans up the mistake made,” according to Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken. “I welcome our state and federal partners and findings and recommendations to help us increase transparency…