Court date delayed in alleged La Habra hate crime slaying
From the Associated Press:
FULLERTON -- Arraignment has been postponed for a reputed gang member charged in the shooting death of a college student at a Halloween party in Orange County in 2006.
The district attorney's office says David Anthony Parga's arraignment was postponed Friday until May 21 at the request of the defense.
Parga is charged with street terrorism, committing a hate crime for the benefit of a street gang and using a firearm. The 24-year-old is being held without bail.
California State University, Fullerton student Leland Washington was at a Halloween party in La Habra in 2006 when prosecutors say he was approached by Parga and shot in the chest several times.
Prosecutors say the crime was motivated by his gang's hatred of African-Americans. Parga is Hispanic.
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