Crime news roundup
A roundup of crime stories around the region ...
Suspected rapist nabbed
A suspected rapist who is charged with invading a home in the Wilshire area New Year's Day is behind bars. abc7.com
Man pleads in murder case
A state prison inmate has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the nearly 35-year-old killing of an elderly woman severely beaten in her Los Angeles home following a burglary. Jesse Clifton Wimberly was immediately sentenced to five years to life in state prison in the killing of 86-year-old Anna Lockner. KESQ.com
Arrest in threat at Loyola
Loyola Marmyount University had a day of heightened security after a shooting threat appeared online. The Los Angeles Police Department arrested Carlos Heurta, 21-year-old student at Loyola Marymount University, near his apartment on campus for suspicion of making criminal threats. The suspect allegedly posted, "I am going to shoot and kill as many people as I can until which time I am incapacitated or killed by the police." theloyolan.com
Case continues in rogue cop robbery ring
A former Long Beach police officer took the stand in his own defense Wednesday, describing himself as an unwitting participant in a home-invasion robbery ring that victimized suspected drug dealers and their families between 1999 and 2001. Testifying on his own behalf, Joseph Ferguson, 33, said he was hired to do surveillance work by former Los Angeles Police Officer Ruben Palomares - who since has pleaded guilty to orchestrating the criminal ring and has corroborated the government's case against Ferguson. presstelegram.com