Attempted murder charges dropped against Hermosa Beach man
Charges were dropped Friday against a Hermosa Beach man accused of stabbing another man in the back during a fight on The Strand.
Michael Arthur Cody, 20, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing in Torrance Superior Court, but the alleged victim did not show up to testify. When the prosecutor said she could not proceed, Judge Laura Ellison granted Cody's motion to dismiss the case.
Cody, son of Easy Reader publisher Kevin Cody, was charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and an allegation that he used a deadly weapon. The 23-year-old victim was stabbed twice in the back during a fight at 2 a.m. on Aug. 17 at The Strand and Pier Plaza, according to the police.
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