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WEST COVINA -- A man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Friday for bludgeoning his father to death with a dumbbell in an Irwindale self-storage facility, officials said.
Jonathan Martinez Pedraza, 26, of Hollywood, received his sentence from West Covina Superior Court Judge Douglas Sortino after being convicted by a jury of first-degree murder and other crimes Feb. 3, court officials said.
He killed his 62-year-old father, Miguel Pedraza of Glendora, Sept. 3, 2010 and left his body inside a storage locker at A-1 Mini Storage, 4391 Irwindale Avenue, officials said.
A motive in the killing has not been released.
The sentence was slightly less than the maximum possible sentence of 27 years to life in prison.
After killing his father, Jonathan Pedraza fled the area in a car, crashing through a security gate and becoming involved in a hit-and-run crash in Baldwin Park before being taken into custody.
In addition to murder, he was convicted of felony vandalism and two counts of hit-and-run, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
A hearing in October in which Pedraza was determined to be mentally competent to stand trial.
His trial lasted about a day and a half, and the jury deliberated for about two hours before finding Jonathan Pedraza guilty.
Evidence presented at trial revealed that Pedraza delivered at least five powerful blows to his 62-year-old father's head causing 10 lacerations and a fractured skull.
WEST COVINA - A jury on Friday convicted a Hollywood man of beating his 62-year-old father to death with a dumbbell in an Irwindale storage facility.
Jonathan Martinez Pedraza, 26, was found guilty of first-degree murder, felony vandalism and two misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run driving, according to Deputy District Attorney Stacy Okun-Wiese.
The jury also found true an allegation that he personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon, the dumbbell.
Pedraza faces a maximum sentence of 27 years to life in prison at his Feb. 10 sentencing in West Covina Superior Court.
Miguel Pedraza of Glendora was killed Sept. 3, 2010 and his body was discovered inside a storage locker at A-1 Mini Storage, 4391 Irwindale Avenue.
The younger Pedraza delivered at least five powerful blows to his father's head fracturing the skull and causing 10 lacerations, according to authorities.
He then rammed his car though a security gate at the facility to escape before becoming involved in another collision in Baldwin Park.
He crashed into two other cars at a parking lot in the 14500 block of Ramona Boulevard and fled. Baldwin Park police found him hiding on the roof of a apartment complex in the 14400 block of Pacific Avenue and arrested him.
A judge in October 2011 ruled that Jonathan Pedraza was mentally competent to stand trial.
- Ruby Gonzales
WEST COVINA -- Trial began Wednesday for a Glendora man accused of murdering his father with a dumbbell in a storage facility in Irwindale in September.
Jonathan Pedraza, 26, is charged with Sept. 3, 2010 killing of his father, 62-year-old Miguel Pedraza of Glendora.
The body of the elder Pedraza was discovered inside of a storage locker at A-1 Mini Storage, 4391 Irwindale Avenue, beaten to death with a free weight, investigators said.
After the killing, Jonathan Pedraza allegedly rammed his car though a gate at the facility to escape before becoming involved in another hit-and-run crash in Baldwin Park.
A judge in October ruled that the son was mentally competent to stand trial. Authorities have not disclosed a motive in the killing.
After completing jury selection Wednesday in Pomona Superior Court, the jury listened to opening statements and the prosecution began laying out its case, court officials said.
According to county booking records, Jonathan Pedraza was being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
PHOTO courtesy of the Irwindale Police Department
A 27-year-old Azusa man was robbed of his necklace then shot in the foot when he told a gunman he didn't have a wallet.
Irwindale police Lt. Mario Camacho said the man was in stable condition at a local hospital and was expected to recover from his injuries.
The station received a 9-1-1 call just after 9 p.m. about the shooting and robbery.
Camacho said the victim was walking down Vincent Avenue from Arrow Highway when a car stopped near him.
Inside the car were three Latinos in their 20s.
"One of the passengers got out, pulled out a revolver and demanded the victim's gold chain," Camacho said.
The robber, who spoke English and fluent Spanish, also demanded the Azusa man's wallet. But the victim told him he didn't have a wallet.
"The suspect kept arguing with him and shot the victim in the foot once," Camacho said.
The robber and his companions drove off after the shooting. Their car was last seen heading north on Vincent Avenue.
The wounded victim called 9-1-1 on his cell phone.
The getaway car was described as a newer model two-door red Honda Civic with tinted rear windows. The model is from 2006 to 2008. It has paper plates from an unknown car dealer.
Camacho said the car also a white sticker across the back window. Part of the sticker says, "www".
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Rene Sapien at 626-430-2239.
- Ruby Gonzales
IRWINDALE -- Homicide detectives are continuing to try to make sense of a shooting in a Southern California Edison office earlier this month that left three people dead, including the gunman, and two others wounded.
Andre Turner, 48, of Norco showed up at the facility in the 4900 block of Rivergrade Road at his usual time on the morning of Dec. 16 and gave no indications of the violence that was to follow in the afternoon, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said.
At about 1:30 p.m., Turner produced a handgun and began a murderous rampage, killing two of his supervisors and wounding two others before fatally shooting himself in the office building which primarily housed information technology employees, Lt. Holly Francisco of the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau said.
While Turner's exact motivation remained under investigation, he was believed to have a work-related grievance of some kind, Francisco said.
"We don't really have a motive yet, and may never have that," she said. "But we do know the the supervisors (who were shot) were all in different levels of management in that I.T. group."
"The victims were specifically sought out, due to the fact that he walked past other co-workers who were not shot," Francisco said.
Turner even engaged co-workers in conversation in between shooting his superiors, officials said.
Other than being "counseled" regarding a missed deadline on another day earlier in the week, detectives had found no reason why Turner would have been angered at his employer.
When spoken to regarding the missed deadline, "he didn't get into an argument," Francisco said.
His job did not appear to be in jeopardy, she added. "He was not going to be laid off."
Detectives remained busy with the investigation, Francisco said. "There's still numerous interviews to do."
She said the investigation had not yet focused on Turner's financial situation.
Court records indicate his home in Norco home had been listed for sale in November at $590,000 -- $121,000 less than it was purchased for in 2004. Records indicated he was also had a civil judgement against him and was being sued.
Killed in the shooting were Henry Serrano, 56, of Walnut and Robert Lindsay, 53, of Chino Hills, SCE officials said. Serrano had worked for the utility for 26 years, while Lindsay had 29 years on the job.
Turner shot and wounded two other supervisors who survived the attack, officials said.
Angela Alvarez, 46, of Glendale remained hospitalized due to the shooting, Francisco said. She is in stable condition, however she is still recovering from the wounds she suffered Dec. 16.
Contractor Abhay Pimpale, 38, of Montebello was also wounded in the shooting, but was released from the hospital in the days following the incident, according to SCE.
SCE has started a fund for employees to contribute to to benefit the families of the victims. The company seeded the fund with $100,000 and promised to match employee contributions.
Public donations can be sent to Wells Fargo Bank's "SCE Rivergrade Victims Fund," 1803 Walnut Grove Ave., Rosemead, CA, 91770.
IRWINDALE -- In response to public inquiries, Southern California Edison officials have established a fund to benefit the families of the victims of a fatal shooting inside a Southern California Edison office one week ago.
Longtime Edison employees Henry Serrano, 56, of Walnut and Robert Lindsay, 53, of Chino Hills died in the Dec. 16 attack at the SCE facility in the 4900 block of Rivergrade Road, officials said. Two other employees were wounded in the shooting but survived, before gunman and fellow employee Andre Turner, 48, of Norco turned the gun on himself.
Donations to benefit the victims and their families can sent to Wells Fargo Bank's "SCE Rivergrade Victims Fund," 1803 Walnut Grove Ave., Rosemead, CA, 91770.
Edison had also seeded a company fund with $100,000 and will match employee contributions.
While it has been learned that Turner had recently been reprimanded at work and possibly had financial problems, investigators have not disclosed a motive in the shooting.
IRWINDALE -- Authorities have released the names of the gunman and victims of a shooting rampage at a Southern California Edison office Friday.
Henry Serrano, 56, of Walnut and Robert Lindsay, 43, of Chino Hills were believed to have died at the hands of Andre Turner, 48, of Norco in the 1:30 p.m. shooting at the SCE office in the 4900 block of Rivergrade Road, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz said. Turner then turned the gun on himself.
All five of those involved in the shooting were Edison information technology employees who worked in a common area on the first floor of three-story building , Edison spokesman Steve Conroy said.
Turner's motive remained a mystery Saturday.
"Right now the investigation is under way, and we don't have a lot of details," Conroy said. "Our focus is on the families right now."
Sheriff's officials released no new information about the circumstances of the shooting, which Conroy described as, "one of the most horrific events the company has experienced in its 125-year history."
"There's a lot of sorrow, a lot of sadness at this time," he said.
Serrano was a manager who had been with the utility for 26 years, while Lindsay was a manager with 29 years of experience with Edison, Conroy said.
Also wounded in the shooting were Angela Alvarez, 46, of Glendale and contractor Abhay Pimpale, 38, of Montebello, Edison official said in a written statement.
They were initially hospitalized at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center with major injuries and immediately rushed into surgery, Conroy said, however an update on their conditions was not available Saturday.
"Obviously, our hope is that they're going to recover from their injuries," he said.
Turner had worked for Edison for seven years, however Conroy declined to say what his position was with the company.
Conroy also declined to discuss the relationship between the employees, personnel matters or the atmosphere of the office.
"We're not going to provide that level of detail at this time," he said.
Police officers came upon the grisly scene after responding to a report of an "active shooter" inside the building, officials said.
Employees, who had hidden and barricaded themselves inside the building, were evacuated and the building was methodically searched by police to make sure there were no additional victims or suspects unaccounted for.
A man who answered the phone at a phone number listed in public records as belonging to Serrano declined to comment Saturday.
A woman who identified herself as Lindsay's wife also said she did not wish to comment.
Family members of Turner could not be reached for comment.
Edison is establishing a fund and seeding it with $100,000 to benefit the families of the victims, officials said in a written statement. Details of the fund were expected to be made available early next week.
The building where the shooting occurred will not be open Monday, and it was unclear whether it will be open Tuesday, Conroy said. The closure will not effect electrical service.
About 1,100 employees work in the three buildings at the 43-acre Edison office campus, and about 235 worked inside the building where the shooting took place, Edison spokesman Gil Alexander said.
Edison officials said grief counseling is being provided to employees, and a phone number has been provided to them to keep up-to-date on the situation.
Henry Serrano, 56, of Walnut and Robert Lindsay, 43, of Chino Hills were believed to have died at the hands of Andre Turner, 48, of Norco in the 1:30 p.m. shooting at the SCE office in the 4900 block of Rivergrade Road, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz said. Turner then turned the gun on himself.
All five of those involved in the shooting were Edison information technology employees who worked in a common area on the first floor of three-story building , Edison spokesman Steve Conroy said.
Turner's motive remained a mystery Saturday.
"Right now the investigation is under way, and we don't have a lot of details," Conroy said. "Our focus is on the families right now."
Sheriff's officials released no new information about the circumstances of the shooting, which Conroy described as, "one of the most horrific events the company has experienced in its 125-year history."
"There's a lot of sorrow, a lot of sadness at this time," he said.
Serrano was a manager who had been with the utility for 26 years, while Lindsay was a manager with 29 years of experience with Edison, Conroy said.
Also wounded in the shooting were Angela Alvarez, 46, of Glendale and contractor Abhay Pimpale, 38, of Montebello, Edison official said in a written statement.
They were initially hospitalized at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center with major injuries and immediately rushed into surgery, Conroy said, however an update on their conditions was not available Saturday.
"Obviously, our hope is that they're going to recover from their injuries," he said.
Turner had worked for Edison for seven years, however Conroy declined to say what his position was with the company.
Conroy also declined to discuss the relationship between the employees, personnel matters or the atmosphere of the office.
"We're not going to provide that level of detail at this time," he said.
Police officers came upon the grisly scene after responding to a report of an "active shooter" inside the building, officials said.
Employees, who had hidden and barricaded themselves inside the building, were evacuated and the building was methodically searched by police to make sure there were no additional victims or suspects unaccounted for.
A man who answered the phone at a phone number listed in public records as belonging to Serrano declined to comment Saturday.
A woman who identified herself as Lindsay's wife also said she did not wish to comment.
Family members of Turner could not be reached for comment.
Edison is establishing a fund and seeding it with $100,000 to benefit the families of the victims, officials said in a written statement. Details of the fund were expected to be made available early next week.
The building where the shooting occurred will not be open Monday, and it was unclear whether it will be open Tuesday, Conroy said. The closure will not effect electrical service.
About 1,100 employees work in the three buildings at the 43-acre Edison office campus, and about 235 worked inside the building where the shooting took place, Edison spokesman Gil Alexander said.
Edison officials said grief counseling is being provided to employees, and a phone number has been provided to them to keep up-to-date on the situation.
IRWINDALE -- Authorities have released the names of three people killed a shooting rampage at a Southern California Edison office that left two other people critically wounded Friday.
Henry Serrano, 56, of Walnut and Robert Lindsay, 53, of Chino Hills were believed to have died at the hands of Andre Turner, 48, of Norco in the 1:30 p.m. shooting at the SCE office in the 4900 block of Rivergrade Road, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz said.
All three were Edison employees, as well as another man and woman who were wounded in the attack, according to the utility.
Investigators continued working to piece together Turner's motive in the shooting.
Edison officials said grief counseling is being provided to employees, and the company is working to establish funds to benefit the families of the victims.
Henry Serrano, 56, of Walnut and Robert Lindsay, 53, of Chino Hills were believed to have died at the hands of Andre Turner, 48, of Norco in the 1:30 p.m. shooting at the SCE office in the 4900 block of Rivergrade Road, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz said.
All three were Edison employees, as well as another man and woman who were wounded in the attack, according to the utility.
Investigators continued working to piece together Turner's motive in the shooting.
Edison officials said grief counseling is being provided to employees, and the company is working to establish funds to benefit the families of the victims.
IRWINDALE -- Police officers and deputies responded to a shooting inside a Southern California Edison office Friday.
The was reported just after 1:30 p.m.. at the building in the 4900 block of Rivergrade Road, Los Angeles County Fire Department Inspector Brian Riley said.
He said he had no information about how many people were injured, or what their conditions were.
Initial police radio traffic from the scene indicated a suspect had fatally shot himself, and there were not believed to be any additional shooters.
Police and deputies evacuated the building were searching the building where the shooting took place floor-by-floor.
The was reported just after 1:30 p.m.. at the building in the 4900 block of Rivergrade Road, Los Angeles County Fire Department Inspector Brian Riley said.
He said he had no information about how many people were injured, or what their conditions were.
Initial police radio traffic from the scene indicated a suspect had fatally shot himself, and there were not believed to be any additional shooters.
Police and deputies evacuated the building were searching the building where the shooting took place floor-by-floor.
With the recent power outages that left countless traffic signals non-operations, Irwindale Police Chief Dennis Smith wants to remind people to use caution when driving while the power is out.
Blacked-out intersections should be treated as four-way stops, officials said, however drivers should never presume that other motorists will properly yield the right of way. He said even if its your turn, another driver might not realize it.
"You can be right and still be dead," Smith said.
Smith said many people are unaware that an intersection should be treated as a four-way stop when the signal is out and encouraged drivers to review the California Vehicle Code:
CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE
21800 (d) (1) The driver of any vehicle approaching an intersection which has official traffic control signals that are inoperative shall stop at the intersection, and may proceed with caution when it is safe to do so.
2) When two vehicles enter an intersection from different highways at the same time, and the official traffic control signals for the intersection are inoperative, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on his or her immediate right, except that the driver of any vehicle on a terminating highway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle on the intersecting continuing highway.
Blacked-out intersections should be treated as four-way stops, officials said, however drivers should never presume that other motorists will properly yield the right of way. He said even if its your turn, another driver might not realize it.
"You can be right and still be dead," Smith said.
Smith said many people are unaware that an intersection should be treated as a four-way stop when the signal is out and encouraged drivers to review the California Vehicle Code:
CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE
21800 (d) (1) The driver of any vehicle approaching an intersection which has official traffic control signals that are inoperative shall stop at the intersection, and may proceed with caution when it is safe to do so.
2) When two vehicles enter an intersection from different highways at the same time, and the official traffic control signals for the intersection are inoperative, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on his or her immediate right, except that the driver of any vehicle on a terminating highway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle on the intersecting continuing highway.
IRWINDALE -- A fundraiser at McDonald's this evening will raise money for twin 14-year-old Covina girls struck and seriously injured by a car as they walked to school earlier this week.
Gladstone High School students Leilani and Luana Fukui have remained hospitalized in critical condition since Monday's early-morning accident at Lark Ellen Avenue and Tudor Street, California Highway Patrol officials said.
In an effort to raise money to aid their family, McDonald's, 5203 N. Irwindale Ave., will donate 25 percent of proceeds to the Fukui family for sales made between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., family friend Crystal Carscadden said.
The fundraiser was initially scheduled to help the Gladiator Alliance and Color Guard, but was changed to help the family following the tragic accident.
The investigation remains ongoing, however the driver was not initially suspected of a crime.
Gladstone High School students Leilani and Luana Fukui have remained hospitalized in critical condition since Monday's early-morning accident at Lark Ellen Avenue and Tudor Street, California Highway Patrol officials said.
In an effort to raise money to aid their family, McDonald's, 5203 N. Irwindale Ave., will donate 25 percent of proceeds to the Fukui family for sales made between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., family friend Crystal Carscadden said.
The fundraiser was initially scheduled to help the Gladiator Alliance and Color Guard, but was changed to help the family following the tragic accident.
The investigation remains ongoing, however the driver was not initially suspected of a crime.
IRWINDALE -- A judge ruled Thursday that a Glendora man accused of killing his father with a dumbbell at an Irwindale storage facility is mentally competent to stand trial, court officials said.
Jonathan Pedraza, 25, is charged with the Sept. 10 murder of 62-year-old Miguel Pedraza of Glendora at A-1 Mini Storage, 4391 Irwindale Avenue.
He fled the scene after driving a car through a security gate enclosing the facility, then became involved in another hit-and-run crash in Baldwin Park, officials said.
A motive in the killing has not been released.
At his mental competency hearing in Pomona Superior Court, Jonathan Pedraza was ordered to West Covina Superior Court for a hearing Oct. 25.
Jonathan Pedraza, 25, is charged with the Sept. 10 murder of 62-year-old Miguel Pedraza of Glendora at A-1 Mini Storage, 4391 Irwindale Avenue.
He fled the scene after driving a car through a security gate enclosing the facility, then became involved in another hit-and-run crash in Baldwin Park, officials said.
A motive in the killing has not been released.
At his mental competency hearing in Pomona Superior Court, Jonathan Pedraza was ordered to West Covina Superior Court for a hearing Oct. 25.
IRWINDALE -- Police arrested a man with more than 500 pounds of marijuana Thursday after a high-speed chase, officials said.
George Farias, 40, of San Bernardino was booked on suspicion of felony evasion of police, possession of marijuana for sales and transportation of marijuana for sales, Irwindale police Lt. Mario Camacho said.
An officer tried to pull over a Toyota Tundra pickup truck about 11:30 a.m. on Vincent Avenue near the 10 Freeway after it nearly struck a postal carrier on foot, the lieutenant said.
The truck initially pulled over at Vincent and Rowland avenues, Camacho said, but sped off once the officer got out of his patrol car and approached.
The Tundra led police on a chase onto the 10 Freeway, driving erratically and reaching speeds of around 100 mph, Camacho said. Officers backed off and saw the truck exit at Citrus Street.
Witnesses pointed police toward the truck at Citrus Street and Norma Avenue in West Covina, police said. The driver had jumped out, allowing the truck to continue rolling into a small brick wall and a parked SUV.
Inside the truck, officials found more than 500 pounds of marijuana packaged in 26 bundles, Camacho said.
The Foothill Special Enforcement Team, a SWAT team servicing several cities in the San Gabriel Valley, happened to be training in Irwindale and went to the scene to perform a yard-to-yard search, Camacho said.
Farias was found hiding in a garage not far from where the truck was ditched and arrested without a struggle, officials said.
According to sheriff's booking records, Farias was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail and was due for arraignment Monday in West Covina Superior Court.
George Farias, 40, of San Bernardino was booked on suspicion of felony evasion of police, possession of marijuana for sales and transportation of marijuana for sales, Irwindale police Lt. Mario Camacho said.
An officer tried to pull over a Toyota Tundra pickup truck about 11:30 a.m. on Vincent Avenue near the 10 Freeway after it nearly struck a postal carrier on foot, the lieutenant said.
The truck initially pulled over at Vincent and Rowland avenues, Camacho said, but sped off once the officer got out of his patrol car and approached.
The Tundra led police on a chase onto the 10 Freeway, driving erratically and reaching speeds of around 100 mph, Camacho said. Officers backed off and saw the truck exit at Citrus Street.
Witnesses pointed police toward the truck at Citrus Street and Norma Avenue in West Covina, police said. The driver had jumped out, allowing the truck to continue rolling into a small brick wall and a parked SUV.
Inside the truck, officials found more than 500 pounds of marijuana packaged in 26 bundles, Camacho said.
The Foothill Special Enforcement Team, a SWAT team servicing several cities in the San Gabriel Valley, happened to be training in Irwindale and went to the scene to perform a yard-to-yard search, Camacho said.
Farias was found hiding in a garage not far from where the truck was ditched and arrested without a struggle, officials said.
According to sheriff's booking records, Farias was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail and was due for arraignment Monday in West Covina Superior Court.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY -- Police, sheriff's and California Highway Patrol officials will be out in force through the Cinco de Mayo weekend in search of intoxicated drivers, authorities said.
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies and CHP officers are planning to field extra patrol cars, and police checkpoints are scheduled in cities including Irwindale and Alhambra.
Pasadena police also ran a "saturation patrol" operation seeking drunken drivers Thursday afternoon and evening.
"The Los Angeles County Avoid the 100 DUI Task Force will be deploying overtime patrols onto city streets while CHP will be saturating the freeways and unincorporated communities," sheriff's officials said in a written statement. "They will be looking for the signs of a drunk driver to stop, test and arrest if they have had too much alcohol."
Additionally, authorities plan to set up checkpoints Friday evening at an undisclosed location in Irwindale, as well as in Alhambra.
Anyone who sees drunken driver is encouraged to report it by calling 9-1-1.
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