Tuesday, August 2o, 2024 - Two of the 4 men arrested in the killing of "General Hospital" star Johnny Wactor have been charged with murder.
Los Angeles County District
Attorney George Gascón announced the charges on Monday, August 19.
While 4 men have been charged with
multiple felonies in connection with Wactor's death, only 2 were hit with
m*rder counts.
Prosecutors say
18-year-olds Robert Barceleau and Sergio Estrada are both
charged with Wactor's murd£r.
Barceleau's charge includes a special
circumstance allegation of murder during an attempted robbery, and, as a
result, he's facing the possibility of life in prison without parole.
He's also charged with one count each
of attempted robbery and grand theft, both while armed with a gun.
Estrada is also charged with murder,
as well as attempted robbery and grand theft, both while armed with a gun. But
unlike Barceleau, his murd£r charge does not include the special circumstance
allegation.
Meanwhile, 19-year-old Leonel
Gutierrez is charged with attempted robbery and grand theft while armed
with a gun.
The fourth suspect is
22-year-old Frank Olano. He's been charged with accessory after the fact
to murder, receiving stolen property, and 3 counts of being a felon with a
firearm.
Cops swooped in early Thursday,
August 15, and executed multiple arrests and search warrants.
Johnny was shot and
killed back in May after leaving his job as a bartender in downtown L.A.
-- he approached his car and saw a group of people trying to steal his
catalytic converter, and prosecutors say Barceleau shot him in the chest.
The murder charges are a big break in
the case, but Johnny's coworker, who was with him the night he died, has said
the actor's family won't be at peace until there are convictions in
the case.
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