TPD arrested and charged three adults with murder of a male adult whose body was found in Torrance
After a three-week long investigation, Torrance Police Detectives arrested and charged three adults from the Los Angeles area with murder in connection with a deadly assault on a male adult whose body was located in Torrance, however, investigators were able to determine the crime occurred in the City of Carson.
Michael Frank Trujillo, 31-year-old from Long Beach, Ernie Lee Ramos Jr, 33-year-old from Carson and Angelina Marie Garcia, 33-year-old from Carson were charged after Torrance investigators were able to pin them to the attack that left Jose Frank Johnson, 43 years of age from Cerritos, dead.
The investigation began on November 3, 2013, when the body of Johnson was discovered in a parking structure in the area of Pacific Coast Highway and Hawthorne Blvd in the City of Torrance. Investigators believe Johnson was killed in Carson and that the suspects transported his body to Torrance where it was left inside a vehicle and later discovered by police.
Murder charges were filed with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office and all three suspects were arraigned this morning at Southwest Court in Torrance.
This investigation is being investigated under the command of Captain Bernard Anderson of the Torrance Police Department, Special Operations Bureau. Anyone with additional information about this arrest is encouraged to contact the Torrance Police Department at (310) 618-5570
For full press release with pictures of the arrestees click the following link:
http://www.torranceca.gov/TPD/Documents/Press_Release_130067706_Homicide_Arrest.pdf
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John Neu
Chief of Police
Torrance Police Department
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Torrance Police Department
3300 Civic Center Dr
Torrance, CA 90503
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