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LA Man Pleads Not Guilty To Shooting Deaths Of Three Unhoused People And A County Employee
Mayor Karen Bass, LAPD Chief Michel Moore, and DA George Gascón hosted a news conference to get the message out about the shootings last December.
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Jerrid Joseph Powell, the Los Angeles man charged with the shooting deaths of three unhoused men and an L.A. County employee over a four-day span in November, pleaded not guilty on Monday.
Why it matters: Powell, 33, has been held without bail at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility on four counts of murder, one count of residential robbery, and one count of being a felon with a firearm. He’s also facing special circumstances allegations of committing multiple murders, murder in the course of a robbery, and personal use of a firearm, according to the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office.
Why now: He was originally scheduled to be arraigned on Dec. 4, but it was postponed at least twice.
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The backstory: Powell was arrested on Nov. 30 and is accused of shooting and killing four people — three unhoused men while they were sleeping alone in different parts of the city, and Nicholas Simbolon, a county chief executive office employee, in a follow-home robbery in San Dimas.
What's next: Powell is due back in court again on April 24 for a preliminary hearing.
Go deeper: …to learn more about the case.
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