LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two males convicted of lesser crimes related to the killing of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor have been sentenced to state jail on Wednesday.
Neither Leonel Gutierrez nor Frank Olano was charged with killing Wactor, who was shot when he interrupted three thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his automotive in downtown Los Angeles on Could 25.
Gutierrez, 19, acquired 4 years in California state jail after pleading no contest to grand theft and tried theft.
Olano, 22, who was not on the scene of the killing, was sentenced to 5 years and eight months in jail after pleading no contest to being an adjunct after the actual fact and receiving stolen property.
Two co-defendants, Robert Barceleau and Sergio Estrada, each 18, are charged with the homicide within the loss of life of Wactor. Earlier this month, a choose discovered that there was sufficient proof for them to go to trial. Each have pleaded not responsible.
Police and prosecutors stated the 37-year-old Wactor had left work at a downtown LA rooftop bar with a coworker when he noticed three males who had hoisted his automotive. One among them fired at him and killed him, authorities stated.
After a protracted investigation that included police requests for assist from the general public and pleas for an intensified probe and prosecution from Wactor’s household and associates, the 4 males have been arrested in August.
