Teen involved in bus brawl to file claim against Torrance
By Denise Nix, Staff Writer
Jamel Stanfield stepped out the back door of the Torrance Transit bus at a Carson stop to make sure his younger brother was boarding safely.
When Jamel returned moments later, the 13-year-old middle school student was confronted by the driver, who apparently thought he was trying to ride without paying.d seen the footage of the March 5 incident, which was captured from an on-board security camera. Read more »
In the News
4-year sentence in attack on teen in Hawthorne
By Denise Nix,
Staff Writer
A parolee accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl off a Hawthorne street and sexually assaulting her was sentenced Wednesday to four years in state prison. After prosecutors agreed to drop the kidnapping charge against him, Jamaal Todd Davenport, 20, pleaded no contest to one count of oral copulation with a minor, according to his defense attorney, Mark Haushalter. Read more »
Best Buddies
Tom Scotto speaks out in O. J. Simpson's defense
By Suzanne Smalley, Carmen Gentile and Andrew Murr, Newsweek Web Exclusive
O. J. Simpson's "best friend" Tom Scotto is a forgotten man in the Juice's disastrous Las Vegas caper. Scotto was the Miami body-shop owner and Simpson golf buddy who asked Simpson to don a tux and serve as the best man at Scotto's Vegas wedding.
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3rd co-defendant may take plea deal in O.J Simpson case
By KEN RITTER, Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A man accused of pulling a gun during an armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers appeared ready Wednesday to accept a plea deal and testify against O.J. Simpson and two other men.
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New charges filed in O.J. Simpson case
By KEN RITTER, Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS - New charges of felony coercion were filed Wednesday against O.J. Simpson and three co-defendants in the alleged armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers.
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Revised charges filed against O.J. Simpson, 3 co-defendants
By KEN RITTER, Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson and three co-defendants were hit with new charges Wednesday in the alleged armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers last month in a Las Vegas hotel room. Read more »
Mark Haushalter is lead counsel for Justin Thalheimer
(CBS) LOS ANGELES
NORTHRIDGE — Two 18-year-old suspects were identified Friday in the stabbing of a 33-year-old Northridge man who was found dead in a Porter Ranch park.
Police responded to LimeKiln Canyon Park in Porter Ranch at 1 p.m. Sunday and found Daniel Edward Koch stabbed to death in a creek. Read more » Read more »
O.J. case clips stay in state hands
By KEN RITTER, Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS - Lawyers for three co-defendants in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case lost a bid Thursday to force prosecutors to turn over audio recordings made by the man who arranged the meeting between the former football star and two memorabilia dealers.
The hearing before Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure Jr. was first effort by defense lawyers to cast doubt on the validity of the recordings that California memorabilia broker Tom Riccio sold to a celebrity gossip Web site after Simpson's arrest. Read more »
Recordings turned over in Simpson case
By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS — A key witness has turned over hours of audio recordings in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case, his lawyer said Saturday.
Tom Riccio, who had arranged the meeting between Simpson and two sports memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas hotel room, gave several recordings held at his Los Angeles home to police on Friday, Riccio's attorney Ryan Okabe said. Okabe would not confirm what was on the recordings. Read more »
RB lawyers represent key player in Simpson case
The two-man firm of Mark Haushalter and Ryan Okabe are the attorneys for Tom Riccio, the man who taped the incident in the hotel room.
By Denise Nix
Staff Writer
For most attorneys, touting your stuff in the national spotlight is the ultimate publicity dream.
So when the opportunity arose last week for Redondo Beach attorneys Mark Haushalter and Ryan Okabe, they seized it - even though it meant taking center stage in the latest O.J. Simpson court circus. Read more »
Recordings turned over in Simpson case
By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS — A key witness has turned over hours of audio recordings in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case, his lawyer said Saturday.
Tom Riccio, who had arranged the meeting between Simpson and two sports memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas hotel room, gave several recordings held at his Los Angeles home to police on Friday, Riccio's attorney Ryan Okabe said. Okabe would not confirm what was on the recordings. Read more »
LAS VEGAS (AP)
Police have confiscated hours of audio recordings from a witness in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case, a lawyer said Saturday.
Tom Riccio, an auctioneer and key witness in the case of stolen sports memorabilia, turned over several recordings held at his Los Angeles home to Las Vegas police on Friday, Riccio's attorney Ryan Okabe said. Read more »
Okabe & Haushalter lead counsel for Mr. Riccio
El Sereno Home Raided In Simpson Case
(CBS) LOS ANGELES
Las Vegas police detectives Friday afternoon raided the Alhambra home of memorabilia dealer Tom Riccio in connection with the O.J. robbery case.
They reportedly confiscated audio recordings made during the memorabilia meeting, arranged by Riccio. Read more »
Mark Haushalter is lead counsel for Mr. Davenport
Man, 20, Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Girl, 14
(CBS) HAWTHORNE, Calif.
A 20-year-old man was arrested in Hawthorne Thursday afternoon on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl who was confronted on her way to school earlier this year, police said. Read more »
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Ryan T. Okabe is one of the founding members and a general partner in Southern California's Premier Criminal Defense Firm of Okabe and Haushalter. His experience with both sides of the adversarial system provides his clients with unparalleled advantages in obtaining the best possible legal defense. Mr. Okabe has successfully tried a wide variety of cases and his dedication to his clients, attention to detail, and involvement in high profile cases has made him one of the top criminal defense attorneys in Los Angeles County. Located in Redondo Beach, Mr. Okabe handles all California and Federal criminal cases.