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Felon Charged with Possessing Firearms in West Covina
A 42-year-old felon accused of holding a cache of weapons in his home pleaded not guilty today, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Michael Urac (dob 9/1/72) of West Covina has been charged with five felony counts of possession of firearm by a felon in case KA109158. The charging document includes a special allegation that the defendant was previously convicted of transporting or selling methamphetamine in 1998. Prosecutors said on Jan. 13 police conducted a probation and compliance search of Urac’s home. While there, authorities reportedly discovered several guns, including two Please see page 4
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Los Angeles County Commermorates Armenian Genocide Centennial With Public Art Exhibit
Artist’s rendering of the Armenian Genocide Centennial art exhibit -Courtesy Photo
Michael D. Antonovich will commemorate the centennial of the Armenian Genocide by hosting a monthlong interactive art installation on three levels at Grand Park beginning with an unveiling ceremony April 25th at 5 p.m. Titled “iwitness,” the installation consists of an
inter-connected network of towering asymmetrical photographic sculptures wrapped with massive portraits of eyewitness survivors of the Genocide. The sculptures have no right angles and their irregular angular shapes speak to an unbalanced world, continually at risk of war, ethnic cleansing
and genocide. They range in height from eight to fifteen feet. Conceived and constructed by artists Ara Oshagan and Levon Parian and architect Vahagn Thomasian, iwitness will be the first ever public art installation at Grand Park. “This remarkable me-
morial honors the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide and tells the personal stories of survivors -- first-hand eyewitnesses to one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century,” said Mayor Antonovich. “iwitness is a temporary Please see page 3
Elementary Teacher Found Guilty Of Fatally Stabbing Estranged Wife
A West Hills man was convicted today of fatally stabbing his estranged wife as she fled from a friend’s house, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury deliberated about 2 1/2 hours before finding Michael Rodney Kane, 48, guilty of the firstdegree murder of Michelle Kane, 43. He also was found guilty of making criminal threats and a misdemeanor charge of disobeying a protective order. In addition, the jury found true the special circumstance of lying in wait. Deputy District Attorneys Frederick Mesropi and Brenda Lee of the Van Nuys Branch prosecuted the case. The LAUSD elementary school teacher Please see page 4
Victor Manuel Solis (Father of Attorney Refutes Getting Henry Solis) Arrested in Lancaster $600,000 in Fees for Pinnock Case BY TERRY MILLER
Victor Manuel Solis, 53, was arrested this morning in Lancaster, California, in a home where he had been residing. Solis was charged in a federal criminal complaint filed in El Paso Texas, in connection with the ongoing investigation and search of fugi-
tive Henry Solis. A wanted poster of Henry Solis is linked below (Spanish version is also now available at this link). A $25,000 reward is being offered in exchange for information leading to the apprehension of Henry Solis. Victor Solis is expected to have
an initial appearance Friday at the Roybal Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles, Courtroom 341. The federal complaint, arrest warrant and motion to detain, all filed in U.S. District Court in El Paso, are attached in same document.
Courtesy Photo: FBI
There has been a good deal of publicity accusing an attorney of getting paid too much in a settlement case of a mentally challenged individual who was beaten by a CHP officer last year . Attorney Caree Harper was found in contempt of court recently in the settlement hearing and was ordered two days jail time. A Facebook post from a supporter of attorney Caree Harper drew supporters of Caree Harper to Judge Otis Wright II’s courtroom in mid-March and asked him to explain why found ( Harper) in contempt of court recently involving the case of the homeless woman beaten by a CHP officer last year. Wright, who presided over the civil rights lawsuit between Harper’s client, Marlene Pinnock, and the
California Highway Patrol, resented the allegation he had unfairly questioned
Harper regarding a settle-
Carree Harper
-Photo by Terry Miller
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