2 women are charged in slaying of man
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Two women have been charged with killing an Altadena man then fleeing with a 4-year-old boy, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Thursday. Both were arrested in Las Vegas on Tuesday with the child, who was unharmed.
Mesha Arshaz Dean and Vanessa Marie Ochoa, both 22, were charged with murder and child abuse. The shooting occurred Sunday in the home of the man, who is the child’s uncle.
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