A Canyon Country resident died in prison Sunday while serving a life sentence for the 2013 murders of his ill wife and bed-ridden sister. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. After serving just over a year of his life sentence, Lance Holger Anderson died at age 64 of natural causes at the ...
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Man Gets Life Without Parole For 2011 Robbery, Murder
The last remaining suspect in a robbery murder on Halloween 2011 in Santa Clarita was sentenced Friday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Diamonte “Tay Tay” McGhee, 20, of Canyon Country, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, in addition to approximately seven life terms, officials said. He was convicted of ...
Read More »Murderer Gets 40-Year Sentence In 2013 Acton Shooting
A Santa Clarita Valley man received a 40-year sentence Friday for the second-degree murder of Christopher Demyen, as several family members provided tearful testimony Friday at his killer’s sentencing in Lancaster.Scott Shipley, 57, of Acton, was found guilty back in April, after a brief trial. “I think that the verdict reached by the jury was the correct and just verdict and the sentence that the defendant received was just,” said Tom Trainor, deputy district attorney for Los Angeles County. "While no sentence can ever bring Demyen back to his family, this can hopefully provide them with some finality in this chapter of their life."
Read More »Acton Murder Suspect, Convicted Sex Offender Expected In Court In May
A Santa Clarita Valley man convicted of a murder in Indiana more than 45 years ago is due back in court in May on charges he drugged and raped a woman in Acton
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