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ROSEMEAD -- A man slashed and seriously injured his brother Saturday during an argument at their Rosemead home, authorities said.
Thomas Chu, 57, was expected to be booked on suspicion of attempted murder and mayhem in connection with the attack, which took place about 6 p.m. at a house in the 8800 block of Jenny Way, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Jim Dexter said.
Chu became involved in an argument with his 59-year-old brother regarding the borrowing of a car, the sergeant said.
He then pulled a knife and slashed his older brother on his face, back and arms, Dexter said.
The wounded man suffered serious injuries, though they were not believed to be life-threatening, officials said.
The allegation of mayhem against Chu, legally defined as the malicious disfiguring or disabling of another person, results from the wounds the victim suffered to his face, officials said.
Chu surrendered without a struggle when deputies arrived, Dexter said. He was hospitalized for a pre-existing medical condition prior to be being booked into jail.
ROSEMEAD -- A 40-year-old Rosemead woman fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy while allegedly attacking him with a hammer had a long history of mental illness, officials said Thursday.
Jazmyne Ha Eng died at the scene of Tuesday's 3:40 p.m. deputy-involved shooting at the Asian Pacific Family Center, 9353 Valley Blvd., Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's Chief of Operations Craig Harvey said. Sheriff's officials said she was a Rosemead resident.
Lt. Dave Dolson of the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau said Eng was known to the facility staff prior to Wednesday's incident.
"She had been a patient there suffering from a few maladies relating to mental illness," the lieutenant said. "She'd been dealing with her mental health for many years." He declined to give more details on her conditions.
Three deputies from the sheriff's Temple Station responded to a report that a possibly mentally ill woman was sitting in the lobby of the clinic with a hammer in her lap and "acting sort of erratic," Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Tom McNeal said.
Officials said the woman was a patient at the center, which treats issues such as mental health and substance abuse.
According to DMV records, she stood 4 feet 11 inches tall and weighed about 95 pounds.
"When deputies entered the lobby of the location, they encountered (Eng), wielding a hammer above her head, screaming," Deputy Peter Gomez said in a written statement.
Dolson described the weapon as a "full-sized ball peen hammer."
The deputies tried to talk to the woman but she did not respond to their commands, the deputy said. A deputy tried to shock the woman with a Taser, however it was not effective.
"She then advanced towards to deputies, with hammer over head," Gomez said. "Fearing for his safety, a deputy fired two rounds from his duty weapon, striking her."
The hammer was recovered from the scene, officials said.
No one answered the phone Thursday at a number listed in public records as belonging to Eng.
Representatives from the Asian Pacific Family Center could not be reached for comment.
Sheriff's records indicate no previous major incidents at the facility in the past year.
Deputies responded to six calls at the Asian Pacific Family Center in 2011, officials said. They included an out-of-control child, a schizophrenic man who was talking to himself, a burglary alarm, a man passed out in a car, a stolen license plate and suspicious person who was ultimately determined to be a woman whose car had broken down, officials said.
Detectives were continuing their investigation and gathering information on Eng's history, Dolson said.
Sheriff's deputies were called to her Rosemead home about two weeks prior to the shooting when someone reported a possibly mentally ill woman, Dolson said. Deputies spoke with the involved parties and the situation was resolved without further incident.
Sheriff's officials declined to release the deputies names or say whether they were put on leave following the incident.
Like all Los Angeles County deputy-involved shootings, the incident is being investigated by the sheriff's department, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and the County of Los Angeles Office of Independent Review.
Based on a preliminary review of the basic facts released to the public thus far in the case, use of force expert Rocky Warren of Warren consulting said that while unfortunate, "It sounds like the officer did what had to be done."
Warren teaches police tactics to instructors throughout the country and often testified as an expert witness in police use of force cases.
"There are a lot of factors that go into this," he said, such as the distance between the suspects and deputies and the physical surroundings in which the encounter occurred.
The diminutive size of the suspect, "really doesn't make as much of a difference as people think it does," Warren said. "What's important is how fast can a person travel in three-quarters of a second to a second. That's reaction time."
An average person can cover 12 to 15 feet of ground in three-quarters of a second, he said, the same amount of time required for an officer to decide whether to fire a weapon. The issue is referred to as the "reaction time dilemma."
Warren said he would never train an officer to engage any suspect armed with a weapon capable of deadly force in hand-to-hand combat. "That would be 100 percent foolish," he said.
Wednesday's incident was the second shooting involving deputies from the sheriff's Temple Station this week.
A deputy shot at a man, though it was unclear if he was struck, as the deputy tried to arrest the man on suspicion of drug possession, officials said.
The deputy stopped the man as he rode a bicycle about 4:30 p.m. in the 10600 block of Lower Azusa Road, sheriff's officials said in a written statement.
A fight ensued and the deputy pepper sprayed the man, though he continued to struggle with the deputy, Lt. Tom McNeal said.
When the suspect reached into his waistband, the deputy feared for his safety and opened fire, McNeal said.
The suspect ran off and remained at large, officials said. It was not clear if he was wounded.
PHOTO of Jazmyne Eng courtesy of the California DMV
ROSEMEAD -- Authorities Wednesday released the name of a 40-year-old woman shot to death by a sheriff's deputy as she allegedly attacked him with a hammer at a social services office.
Jazmyne Ha Eng died at the scene of Tuesday's 3:40 p.m. deputy-involved shooting at the Asian Pacific Family Center, 9353 Valley Blvd., Los Angeles County Department of Coroner's Chief of Operations Craig Harvey said. Sheriff's officials said she was a Rosemead resident.
Lt. Dave Dolson of the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau said Eng was known to the facility staff prior to Wednesday's incident.
"She had been a patient there suffering from a few maladies relating to mental illness," the lieutenant said. He declined to give more details on her conditions.
Three deputies from the sheriff's Temple Station responded to a report that a possibly mentally ill woman was sitting in the lobby of the clinic with a hammer in her lap and "acting sort of erratic," Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Tom McNeal said.
Officials said the woman was a patient at the center, which treats issues such as mental health and substance abuse.
"When deputies entered the lobby of the location, they encountered (Eng), wielding a hammer above her head, screaming," Deputy Peter Gomez said in a written statement.
Dolson described the weapon as a "full-sized ball peen hammer."
The deputies tried to talk to the woman but she did not respond to their commands, the deputy said. A deputy tried to shock the woman with a Taser, however it was not effective.
"She then advanced towards to deputies, with hammer over head," Gomez said. "Fearing for his safety, a deputy fired two rounds from his duty weapon, striking her."
The hammer was recovered from the scene, officials said.
Representatives from the Asian Pacific Family Center could not be reached for comment.
Detectives were continuing their investigation and gathering information on Eng's history, Dolson said.
"It's my understanding that there was a call to her residence the day before," Dolson said. Further details were not available early Thursday.
The deputies involved in the shooting were not identified Thursday.
Like all Los Angeles County deputy-involved shootings, the incident is being investigated by the sheriff's department, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and the County of Los Angeles Office of Independent Review.
Wednesday's incident was the second shooting involving deputies from the sheriff's Temple Station this week.
A deputy shot at a man, though it was unclear if he was struck, as the deputy tried to arrest the man on suspicion of drug possession, officials said.
The deputy stopped the man as he rode a bicycle about 4:30 p.m. in the 10600 block of Lower Azusa Road, sheriff's officials said in a written statement.
A fight ensued and the deputy pepper sprayed the man, though he continued to struggle with the deputy, Lt. Tom McNeal said.
When the suspect reached into his waistband, the deputy feared for his safety and opened fire, McNeal said.
The suspect ran off and remained at large, officials said. It was not clear if he was wounded.
ROSEMEAD -- Deputies shot and killed a woman who attacked them with a hammer at an office on Valley Blvd., authorities said.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's officials initially described the woman as being in her 40s.
The shooting took place about 3:40 p.m. at the Asian Pacific Family Center, 9353 Valley Blvd., Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Tom McNeal said.
Deputies responded to a report of an apparently mentally disturbed woman "sitting in the lobby with a hammer in lap," the lieutenant said.
Three deputies arrived and tried to detain the women, but she attacked them with the hammer, he said.
A deputy tried to shock the woman with a Taser but it failed to stop her, McNeal said.
The woman continued her attack on the deputies, and one of the shot her fatally.
The building was evacuated during the investigation.
ROSEMEAD -- Deputies arrested a Rosemead man who tried, but failed, to rob a Bank of America branch Tuesday, officials said.
Daniel Solis, 19, was booked on suspicion of attempted robbery, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said in a written statement.
Authorities responded to a call reporting a robbery at the Bank of America, 8856 Valley Blvd., just before 9:30 a.m., officials said.
"Solis had entered the bank and presented a note to the teller demanding cash," according to the statement. "The suspect became suspicious and fled prior to obtaining any money."
As Solis tried to walk away from the bank casually, a bank employee flagged down a nearby sheriff's deputy
At the same time, a bank employee flagged down a deputy who happened to be passing by and pointed out the would-be robber, officials said. Solis was arrested without a struggle.
The FBI and the Sheriff's Major Crimes Bureau are joining the sheriff's Temple Station in the investigation.
According to county booking records, Solis was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail and was due for arraignment Thursday in El Monte Superior Court.
ROSEMEAD - Officials with the sheriff's Temple station are investigating the shooting of a man at a party early Monday morning.
Sgt. Murray Simkins said the man is being treated for a single gunshot wound to the chest at San Gabriel Medical Center and is expected to survive.
Simkins said the man was not very cooperative with investigators, but told them he was shot at a party near San Gabriel Boulevard and Garvey Avenue.
Simkins said detectives are looking for a witness and the investigation is ongoing. The incident is believed to be gang-related.
- From staff reports
ROSEMEAD -- A video game console transaction turned sour resulted in a robbery and knife attack Wednesday, officials said.
Deputies arrested the primary suspect in the attack, who wielded the knife, shortly after the incident with the help of a witness, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Tim Murakami said.
A witness reported seeing a group of about six young Asian men attack and stab a group of three young black men about 5:30 p.m. in the area of Rosemead and Valley boulevards, the lieutenant said. Two of the three victims suffered superficial cuts to their arms and backs.
The witness followed the attackers as they fled, providing deputies with a description and license plate number, Murakami said.
Deputies were able to capture the suspect believed to have wielded the knife, and continued seeking the others, he said. The suspect's name was not released Thursday due to the ongoing investigation.
During the attack, the knife-wielding man is accused of stealing the victims' cell phones.
Murakami said the attack stemmed from the sale of a video game console.
The victims had sold the suspects the machine the day before, but the suspects claimed it didn't work properly and demanded their money back Wednesday, he said.
When they did receive a refund, Murakami said, one of the attackers pulled a knife, slashed the men and helped himself to their phones.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's Temple Station at 626-448-9861.
Deputies arrested the primary suspect in the attack, who wielded the knife, shortly after the incident with the help of a witness, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Tim Murakami said.
A witness reported seeing a group of about six young Asian men attack and stab a group of three young black men about 5:30 p.m. in the area of Rosemead and Valley boulevards, the lieutenant said. Two of the three victims suffered superficial cuts to their arms and backs.
The witness followed the attackers as they fled, providing deputies with a description and license plate number, Murakami said.
Deputies were able to capture the suspect believed to have wielded the knife, and continued seeking the others, he said. The suspect's name was not released Thursday due to the ongoing investigation.
During the attack, the knife-wielding man is accused of stealing the victims' cell phones.
Murakami said the attack stemmed from the sale of a video game console.
The victims had sold the suspects the machine the day before, but the suspects claimed it didn't work properly and demanded their money back Wednesday, he said.
When they did receive a refund, Murakami said, one of the attackers pulled a knife, slashed the men and helped himself to their phones.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's Temple Station at 626-448-9861.
ROSEMEAD -- A video game console transaction turned sour resulted in a robbery and knife attack Wednesday, officials said.
Deputies arrested the primary suspect in the attack, who wielded the knife, shortly after the incident with the help of a witness, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Tim Murakami said.
A witness reported seeing a group of about six young Asian men attack and stab a group of three young black men about 5:30 p.m. in the area of Rosemead and Valley boulevards, the lieutenant said. Two of the three victims suffered superficial cuts to their arms and backs.
The witness followed the attackers as they fled, providing deputies with a description and license plate number, Murakami said.
Deputies were able to capture the suspect believed to have wielded the knife, and continued seeking the others, he said. The suspect's name was not released Thursday due to the ongoing investigation.
During the attack, the knife-wielding man is accused of stealing the victims' cell phones.
Murakami said the attack stemmed from the sale of a video game console.
The victims had sold the suspects the machine the day before, but the suspects claimed it didn't work properly and demanded their money back Wednesday, he said.
When they did receive a refund, Murakami said, one of the attackers pulled a knife, slashed the men and helped himself to their phones.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's Temple Station at 626-448-9861.
Deputies arrested the primary suspect in the attack, who wielded the knife, shortly after the incident with the help of a witness, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Tim Murakami said.
A witness reported seeing a group of about six young Asian men attack and stab a group of three young black men about 5:30 p.m. in the area of Rosemead and Valley boulevards, the lieutenant said. Two of the three victims suffered superficial cuts to their arms and backs.
The witness followed the attackers as they fled, providing deputies with a description and license plate number, Murakami said.
Deputies were able to capture the suspect believed to have wielded the knife, and continued seeking the others, he said. The suspect's name was not released Thursday due to the ongoing investigation.
During the attack, the knife-wielding man is accused of stealing the victims' cell phones.
Murakami said the attack stemmed from the sale of a video game console.
The victims had sold the suspects the machine the day before, but the suspects claimed it didn't work properly and demanded their money back Wednesday, he said.
When they did receive a refund, Murakami said, one of the attackers pulled a knife, slashed the men and helped himself to their phones.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's Temple Station at 626-448-9861.
A former Rosemead man allegedly wanted by authorities in California was arrested in Mexico Monday on suspicion of spousal abuse, according to Los Angeles County sheriff's officials and published reports in Guadalajara.The man, identified as Henry Daniel West, 51, has outstanding warrants for his arrest in connection with a 2009 case alleging criminal threats and attempted extortion out of the sheriff's Temple Station, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Michael Martinez said.
According to La Prensa Jalisco, West was arrested by Mexican authorities on suspicion of spousal abuse Monday, before his wife told investigators he was also wanted in California.
La Prensa additionally reported that Mexican authorities contacted the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to confirm that West was wanted in the United States.
Further details of West's alleged crimes in the Temple City area were not available Tuesday, and was unclear when he may be returned to the U.S. to face charges.
ROSEMEAD -- A small fire Monday led investigators to find as many as 1,000 marijuana plants growing inside a Rosemead home, officials said.
No arrests had been made early Tuesday in connection with the indoor pot-growing operation, found about 7 p.m. Monday in the 4400 block of Lee Circle, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Tim Murakami said.
Firefighters and deputies responded to reports of smoke at the home and went to investigate what was later found to be a small electrical fire in the garage, the lieutenant said.
Officials discovered the home had been converted into a marijuana farm, with about 800 to 1,000 plants complete with irrigation and lighting, Murakami said.
Detectives were continuing their investigation into who was responsible for the pot, he said.
No arrests had been made early Tuesday in connection with the indoor pot-growing operation, found about 7 p.m. Monday in the 4400 block of Lee Circle, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Tim Murakami said.
Firefighters and deputies responded to reports of smoke at the home and went to investigate what was later found to be a small electrical fire in the garage, the lieutenant said.
Officials discovered the home had been converted into a marijuana farm, with about 800 to 1,000 plants complete with irrigation and lighting, Murakami said.
Detectives were continuing their investigation into who was responsible for the pot, he said.
POMONA -- A judge Friday ruled there was sufficient evidence to order a Rosemead man to stand trial on suspicion of stabbing his mother to death nine years ago and burying her body in the backyard of their El Monte home.
John Huynh, 27, is accused of murdering his mother, 48-year-old Hong Phuong, between June and July of 2002 at the condominium they shared at the time in the 9400 block of Cortada Street. He was 18 at the time of the alleged slaying.
According to testimony at Huynh's preliminary hearing in Pomona Superior Court, Huynh kept his mother's body on her bed for three days before hiring a day laborer to dig a hole in the backyard he would use as a grave.
The killing remained a secret for nearly nine years until Huynh showed up at the Alhambra Police Department on May 20, confessed to the killing and led detectives to his mother's body, investigators testified.
"He told me that he killed his mother ... approximately nine years ago," Alhambra police Detective Corey Fukumoto said, recalling meeting with Huynh after he voluntarily showed up at the Alhambra police station.
"He said he stabbed her several times in the neck with a kitchen knife and slit her wrists," Fukumoto said.
Huynh looked worried as he was led into court. He remained silent throughout the proceeding.
Forensic Anthropologist Elizabeth Miller testified about the state of Phuong's skeletal remains when they were unearthed earlier this year.
"I found evidence of cut marks on vertebrae, both lower arms and the chin," she said.
Detective James Charles of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau gave insight into the alleged motive.
"He said she had been nagging him, and he was just basically tired of her nagging," Charles said under questioning from Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Valenzuela.
Huynh admitted retrieving a knife from the kitchen, then bringing it upstairs where he fatally attacked his mother, the detective testified.
He then laid his mother on a bed, where he kept her body for three days, Charles said, periodically checking her pulse to make sure she was dead.
He then enlisted an unwitting accomplice in the alleged murder plot, officials said.
"He had gone down to Home Depot and hired a day laborer to dig the hole for him," Charles said.
The body was wrapped in a blanket and trash bags before being placed in the grave.
Charles testified that Huynh admitted cleaning blood from the carpet and burned the portion of the mattress stained with his mother's blood. He told friends and family members his mother had returned to Vietnam.
After his sudden confession earlier this year, Huynh agreed to go with detectives to his former home and pointed out to them where he buried the body, investigators said.
Huynh's defense attorney, Rayford Fountaincq, said his client was responding well to treatments for mental illness in jail and was in a clear state of mind to proceed with the trial.
However, he questioned detectives about Huynh's state of mind at the time of his confession.
Fountain asked Fukumoto if Huynh appeared to be intoxicated when he came to the Alhambra police station to confess.
"He appeared slightly mentally ill," the detective responded. "He was very emotional. He was crying, talking in a very low tone, then he'd suddenly start screaming."
Charles testified that when he interviewed Huynh later in the day, he was crying and upset, but not shouting.
After listening to the evidence, Pomona Superior Court Judge Mike Camacho found there was sufficient evidence presented to order a murder trial for Huynh and set an arraignment date of Aug. 12. He's being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
If convicted as charged, Huynh could face life in prison with the possibility of parole.
John Huynh, 27, is accused of murdering his mother, 48-year-old Hong Phuong, between June and July of 2002 at the condominium they shared at the time in the 9400 block of Cortada Street. He was 18 at the time of the alleged slaying.
According to testimony at Huynh's preliminary hearing in Pomona Superior Court, Huynh kept his mother's body on her bed for three days before hiring a day laborer to dig a hole in the backyard he would use as a grave.
The killing remained a secret for nearly nine years until Huynh showed up at the Alhambra Police Department on May 20, confessed to the killing and led detectives to his mother's body, investigators testified.
"He told me that he killed his mother ... approximately nine years ago," Alhambra police Detective Corey Fukumoto said, recalling meeting with Huynh after he voluntarily showed up at the Alhambra police station.
"He said he stabbed her several times in the neck with a kitchen knife and slit her wrists," Fukumoto said.
Huynh looked worried as he was led into court. He remained silent throughout the proceeding.
Forensic Anthropologist Elizabeth Miller testified about the state of Phuong's skeletal remains when they were unearthed earlier this year.
"I found evidence of cut marks on vertebrae, both lower arms and the chin," she said.
Detective James Charles of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau gave insight into the alleged motive.
"He said she had been nagging him, and he was just basically tired of her nagging," Charles said under questioning from Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Valenzuela.
Huynh admitted retrieving a knife from the kitchen, then bringing it upstairs where he fatally attacked his mother, the detective testified.
He then laid his mother on a bed, where he kept her body for three days, Charles said, periodically checking her pulse to make sure she was dead.
He then enlisted an unwitting accomplice in the alleged murder plot, officials said.
"He had gone down to Home Depot and hired a day laborer to dig the hole for him," Charles said.
The body was wrapped in a blanket and trash bags before being placed in the grave.
Charles testified that Huynh admitted cleaning blood from the carpet and burned the portion of the mattress stained with his mother's blood. He told friends and family members his mother had returned to Vietnam.
After his sudden confession earlier this year, Huynh agreed to go with detectives to his former home and pointed out to them where he buried the body, investigators said.
Huynh's defense attorney, Rayford Fountaincq, said his client was responding well to treatments for mental illness in jail and was in a clear state of mind to proceed with the trial.
However, he questioned detectives about Huynh's state of mind at the time of his confession.
Fountain asked Fukumoto if Huynh appeared to be intoxicated when he came to the Alhambra police station to confess.
"He appeared slightly mentally ill," the detective responded. "He was very emotional. He was crying, talking in a very low tone, then he'd suddenly start screaming."
Charles testified that when he interviewed Huynh later in the day, he was crying and upset, but not shouting.
After listening to the evidence, Pomona Superior Court Judge Mike Camacho found there was sufficient evidence presented to order a murder trial for Huynh and set an arraignment date of Aug. 12. He's being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
If convicted as charged, Huynh could face life in prison with the possibility of parole.
ROSEMEAD -- Detectives arrested a Monterey Park man Thursday on suspicion of raping and drugging a woman at a Rosemead motel, authorities said.
Ming He, 27, was booked on suspicion of rape by use of drugs and possession of ketamine, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Steve Kim said in a written statement.
The woman called authorities Thursday after waking up undressed in a motel room in Rosemead, Kim said.
"She told deputies that she remembered going to a night club in Los Angeles the night before with a co-worker, but she did not recall anything after that. She felt that she had been raped," The sergeant said.
Kim declined to say where exactly the alleged assault took place, "due to the sensitive nature of this investigation."
Surveillance video at the motel showed He, "carrying the nearly unconscious victim into a room." Kim said. "Suspect He later left the room by himself. Several hours later, the victim left the room at which time she called the Sheriff's Department for help.
"During the investigation, Suspect He called the victim and admitted that he had drugged her with ketamine, known as a "date rape drug," and had sexual intercourse with her. He also offered to pay her money if she agreed to go away alone for several weeks until things settled down."
Investigators arrested He Thursday night when he arrived at a parking lot near Garfield and Garvey avenues in Monterey Park, where he thought he was going to "discuss the matter" with the woman, Kim said.
According to sheriff's officials and booking records, He was released from jail early Saturday after posting $100,000 bail.
LOS ANGELES -- A hearing in the case of a teenage girl and her 22-year-old boyfriend charged with stabbing the girl's grandparents to death in their Rosemead home was continued Wednesday, authorities said.
Sophia Janalisa Cristo and Rodolfo Lopez are accused of murdering Jack Bezner, 71, and his wife, Susan, 64, on Aug. 9, 2010.
They were scheduled for their second arraignment Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, however the hearing was postponed until Sept. 7, court officials said.
At an arraignment, the charges are read and the defendants asked to enter a plea. Defendants generally get two arraignments -- one shortly after arrest and another as the case moves toward trial.
The Bezners were found stabbed to death in their bed in the 4200 block of Arica Avenue.
A motive in the crime has not been released.
Cristo, then-14, and Lopez, then-21, were found and arrested in Texas, where the Bezners SUV was recovered.
In addition to the killings, they've both been accused of the special allegations of multiple murder and personally using a knife in the crime.
Cristo is not eligible for the death penalty because of her age. Prosecutors have not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty for Lopez.
Sophia Janalisa Cristo and Rodolfo Lopez are accused of murdering Jack Bezner, 71, and his wife, Susan, 64, on Aug. 9, 2010.
They were scheduled for their second arraignment Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, however the hearing was postponed until Sept. 7, court officials said.
At an arraignment, the charges are read and the defendants asked to enter a plea. Defendants generally get two arraignments -- one shortly after arrest and another as the case moves toward trial.
The Bezners were found stabbed to death in their bed in the 4200 block of Arica Avenue.
A motive in the crime has not been released.
Cristo, then-14, and Lopez, then-21, were found and arrested in Texas, where the Bezners SUV was recovered.
In addition to the killings, they've both been accused of the special allegations of multiple murder and personally using a knife in the crime.
Cristo is not eligible for the death penalty because of her age. Prosecutors have not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty for Lopez.
Sheriff's deputies arrested two Rosemead burglary suspects and sought a third Thursday following a search of a neighborhood in San Gabriel, authorities said.
A man in his 30s and a teenage boy were arrested on suspicion of residential burglary, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Julian Salcido said. A third suspect eluded capture.
A resident of the 8500 block of Olney Street in Rosemead reported seeing someone going into the back yard of a neighbor's house about 11:30 a.m., the lieutenant said.
Arriving deputies saw a vehicle leaving the area and followed it as it went a short distance west on the 10 Freeway, then exited at San Gabriel Boulevard, officials said.
Three suspects jumped from the car near San Gabriel Boulevard and Marshall Street and ran, Salcido said. One was captured within minutes, the other was arrested about three hours later during a search of the area.
Deputies were unable to find the third suspect and called off the search shortly after 4 p.m.
The name of the adult suspect in custody was not available pending booking.
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