187: November 2007 Archives

Below is the web update that will appear on SGVN in a few minutes. There's not much more to report. Manling is still dressed int he Yellow and blue garb which indicates she is in protective custody and may be a danger to herself. Upon entering the courtroom she briefly acknowledged her family then turned away. Throughout William's voice was barely audible when answering questions from Judge Robert Martinez.

She was handcuffed to a courtroom chair for the duration of the hearing and  led away as soon as it finished. Williams did not look back at her family or the family of her deceased husband upon leaving.

[BODY]POMONA — Prosecutors shared evidence Thursday with attorneys for a woman accused of killing her husband and two children and agreed to hold a preliminary hearing in the case on Jan. 28.
The evidence exchange took place minutes before a brief hearing in the Pomona Court for Man-ling Williams, 28, of Rowland Heights.
“There’s a significant amount of discovery,” defense attorney Tom Althaus told Superior Court Judge Robert Martinez.
When asked by Martinez what materials might be contained in the package, Althaus was interrupted by prosecutor Paik Kouch who gave the judge a generic list of its contents.
“There’s a tremendous amount of material,” Kouch said. “There’s a list of additional witness, field reports from investigators and C.S.I. people as well as supplemental reports.”
Neither Kouch nor Althaus revealed the specific contents of the discovery materials.
Williams is accused of stabbing her husband Neal, 27, to death with a sword and of suffocating the couples’ two young boys, Devon, 7, and Ian, 3.
At her initial hearing in the case, Williams' first defense attorney, Kenneth Wenzl, said Williams detailed her involvement in the killings of her husband and sons.
Sheriff’s officials confirmed there was a confession.
Besides the three counts of murder, Williams faces special circumstance allegations of lying in wait prior to the slaying of the children, and three counts of multiple murder.
In addition to her apparent confession, the case against Williams appears to hinge on her shifting story to neighbors and detectives immediately after the bodies were discovered.
At first, she allegedly told neighbors she couldn’t sleep and took a drive. She said she discovered the bodies upon her return home.
“She provided some statements that proved incriminating,” said Sgt. Bill Marsh, lead homicide detective in the case for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Both sides had hoped they could delay a preliminary hearing in the case, but Martinez would not budge and scheduled a Jan. 28 hearing date, with a Jan. 15 status conference.
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This was the scene outside the home where Oscar Garcia was shot Monday nigh tin Baldwin Park. The photo in the foreground depicts Oscar and his four-month-old son Oscar Jr.

Baldwin Park Police have no leads in the case, and say the shooting wasn't gang related.

Reports from Whittier indicate one teen was killed and another wounded in a shooting near the intersection of Orange Drive and Redman Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Whittier PD. is handling the case. A car described as a four-door sedan was apparently associated with the shooters.

Police say there are witnesses. It is unclear if the witnesses are cooperating, Whittier PD said.

Whittier homicide detectives will handle the investigation.

10:48 p.m. UPDATE:

Here's the story filed by correspondent Brian Day:

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[BODY]WHITTIER — One person was killed and another wounded in a shooting Monday, officials said.
The victims’ names were not available, however they were both described as appearing to be in their late teens, said Whittier police Lt. Wyatt Powell<NO1>cq<NO>.
The shooting occurred about 9:30 p.m. on Orange Drive at Redman Avenue, said Powell.
The victims were standing near the intersection with at least one additional person when a 4-door sedan approached, Powell said.
The car parked to the west of where the group of victims was gathered, exited the vehicle, and opened fire, said Powell.
One of the two struck by gunfire was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. No further details about the deceased were known.
The other victim, a local resident, was taken to the Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center in unknown condition, Powell said.
Multiple calls reporting the shooting were received, and police interviewed several witnesses, said Powell.
A motive in the shooting remained under investigation late Monday, he added, and a suspect description was not immediately available.
Anyone with information about this crime should contact the Whittier Police Department at (562) 945-8250.

BALDWIN PARK — An unidentified man was shot and killed Monday night in the 13100 block of Waco Street, officials said.
The dead man was a male Hispanic, according to Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Maribel Rizzo, of the sheriff’s Information Bureau.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Baldwin Park police officers set up a brief containment of the area following the shooting but were unable to locate suspects.
The shooting is the third homicide in Baldwin Park in the past 10 days and the 78th in the San Gabriel Valley in 2007.

This comes from the LAT's Homicide report:

Arcadia: Jason Wei, 42, an Asian-American man, was killed by gunfire during a restaurant robbery at 815 W. Naomi St. in Arcadia at about 9:24 p.m. Nov. 25. Arcadia Police Lt. Larry Goodman said a Latino suspect dressed in dark clothing with a dark beanie came into the Osaka Ya sushi restaurant where Wei worked, and took money from the cash register. The restaurant was still open; a few customers and other employees were inside. Goodman said they offered no resistance, and the suspect simply shot Wei for unknown reasons and fled. He was taken to a nearby Methodist hospital where he died. Arcadia police are looking for information on this case. Det. John Bonoma is at (626) 574-5166.

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An Arcadia police watch commander whom I spoke to this afternoon couldn't help with further details. He referred all questions to the homicide detectives who are not in the office late on Monday nights.

This from the wires:

Thursday, 8:30 a.m. POMONA - A preliminary hearing date is scheduled to be set for Manling Tsang Williams, who is charged with capital murder in the slayings of her husband and the couple’s two young sons at the family’s Rowland Heights home. Dept. S, Pomona

Frankie B  was shot to death at Characters Bar  in Pomona Monday night.

Described as a "legendary emero" Frankie B, was apparently picked up last year in a sweep of P-12 on Pomona's southside. he was back out and enjoying a bit of night life when his number came up.

By all accounts, Frankie B was pretty well known and fairly well-connected in the East San Garbiel Valley.

Apparently he once lived in Bassett. but hung out in Pomona. He frequently jogged around the neighborhood and tried to stay fit, according to at least one person who knew him. One rumor has it that Frankie was "in the hat" for several years and knew it.

Anyway, In the Hat has a short posting, with a ton more comments. By way of full disclosure, I once mispent a year of my life hanging out at Characters, shooting pool, tossing darts and swilling beer.

A father and son were shot to death near their Baldwin Park home Wednesday night, officials said.

Here's the CBS 2 version from overnight.

Here's the early SGVN  version.

The shooting in the 4000 block of Downing remains under investigation.

According to Crime scene sources attorneys for Manling (man-ling) Williams tossed her apartment this afternoon for several hours.
Williams is accused of slashing her husband to death with a sword and smothering her two boys. She will appear in court later this month in Pomona for a preliminary hearing. The assumption here is that her attorneys were looking for any evidence that would dispute the state's case.
Of course there's not much they could find that would cast doubt on the alleged confession Williams made shortly after the murders.

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Victim in last week's shooting has been identified as Osorio Reyes, 26, of La Puente. Police had to notify family in Mexico before releasing his identity.

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Here's our updated Pasadena homicide map.
On Thursday night a man was shot to death inthe 700 block of N. Los Robles in Pasadena.
Here's the preliminary story:

PASADENA — An unidentified man was shot to death Thursday night in the 700 block of North Los Robles Avenue, authorities said Friday.
The shooting occurred about 9:55 p.m., according to a press release from the Pasadena Police Department.
After receiving 9-1-1 calls about the shooting, police responded to the scene and found a man lying on the sidewalk. He had been shot several time, according to the press release.
The man’s identity has not been released pending notification of his relatives, police said.
The victim was taken to an unidentified hospital and pronounced dead on arrival, authorities said.
No suspect information was available early Friday.
Anyone with information regarding the killing can call the Pasadena Police Department at (626) 744-4522.