SAN FERNANDO VALLEY : More May Be Arrested in Catering Truck Slayings
Los Angeles police said Wednesday there may be other arrests in the slayings of five North Hollywood catering truck workers.
Tony Rivera III, 32, and Edward M. Taffolla, 24, both of Los Angeles, and Lawrence Aquinaga, 26, of Santa Maria were arrested Tuesday in connection with the December slayings. They must be formally charged today in the slayings of the caterers or be freed. Police said they would not discuss the case at length until charges are filed.
The arrests come as part of an investigation launched Dec. 10 when the bound bodies of the five catering truck workers were discovered near a guardrail in remote La Tuna Canyon in the San Fernando Valley.
The victims were the truck’s owner, Ismael Cervantes, 43, of Sylmar; his son, Ismael Cervantes Jr., 13, of North Hollywood; brothers Heriberto and Jesus Sandoval, 16 and 19, and Francisco Gasca, 31, all of North Hollywood.
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