SANTA ANA – The accused killer of Blaze Bernstein, 19, a gay Jewish University of Pennsylvania student brutally stabbed to death four years ago has been found competent...
He is being held in the Clark County Detention Center on $20,000 bail and is due to appear in court November 1 for his preliminary hearing
Evidence shows suspect may be involved in other recent crimes targeting the LGBTQ+ community as detectives continue their investigation
"Certain people are responsible for this tragedy. They are intensively & increasingly inciting spreading hatred towards the LGBTI community"
Judge follows the recommendation from probation department & terminates home detention & electronic monitoring- orders probation
"Our Pride Center is a place where our community can come & be safe- feel welcomed. Seeing the center vandalized in this way breaks my heart"
“California will not tolerate violence terrorizing our communities, and this measure updates state law to punish use of symbols of hate"
The hate-filled rant this week telephoned in by an unknown person claiming to be "gay" used homophobic language associated with the far right
"It was determined that the assault was an anti-transgender hate crime based on information provided during the investigation"
Suspect was arrested following a two-hour standoff with SWAT police at the 'Solace on Peachtree' apartment complex in Midtown