P. v. Ortega CA2/4
On November 29, 2015, defendant Luis Ortega held his live-in girlfriend, Sara L., and their three children (at the time of trial, 13-year-old M., 11-year-old O., and 8-year-old N.) hostage in their house on Normandie in Los Angeles at knifepoint, turned on the gas burners of the stove, and would not let anyone leave. Sara and the children were rescued by responding police officers and defendant was arrested. A jury convicted defendant of one count of criminal threats against Sara (count 1; Pen. Code, § 422, subd. (a)), four counts of false imprisonment by violence (counts 2-5; § 236) with use of a knife (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)) as to Sara and the children, and three counts of child abuse as to the children (counts 6-8; § 273a, subd. (a)). The trial court sentenced defendant to 7 years and 4 months in state prison.
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