A man who was previously charged with sexually assaulting and brutalizing two women in the Venice Canals area has been charged with murder following the death…
The newly filed murder charge includes special circumstance allegations that he committed a forcible rape and forcible sodomy during commission of the killing, according to the District Attorney's Office.A man who was previously charged with sexually assaulting and brutalizing two women in the Venice Canals area has been charged with murder following the death of one of the victims, the District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.
Jones was arrested in San Diego last month in connection with the assaults and was originally charged with two counts of forcible rape and one count each of sexual penetration by use of force, mayhem, torture, attempted murder and sodomy by use of force.The newly filed murder charge includes special circumstance allegations that he committed a forcible rape and forcible sodomy during commission of the killing, according to the District Attorney's Office.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department and prosecutors, the first attack occurred about 10:30 p.m. April 6 in the 2700 block of Strongs Drive, where Alden was approached from behind and struck with a blunt object, leaving Alden unconscious. The suspect similarly attacked another woman about an hour later as she was walking near the Sherman Canal. That woman also suffered severe injuries but survived.
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