Suspects in ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor’s case charged with murder
Formal prison costs have been filed in the murder of “General Hospital” star Johnny Wactor, Los Angeles County District Legal professional George Gascón introduced Monday throughout a press convention.
4 people related with the case had been arrested final week: Robert Barcelau, 18; Leonel Guiterrez, 18; and Sergio Estrada, had been booked on arrest warrants for murder. A fourth particular person, Frank Olano, 22, was arrested with a warrant as an adjunct.
Barcelau is charged with one rely of murder “with special circumstances of murder during an attempted robbery and personal use of a firearm; one count of attempted robbery with personal use of a firearm; and one count of grand theft with an allegation of principal armed with a firearm,” per a press launch for the DA’s workplace.
If convicted, Barcelau faces a sentence of life in jail with out parole.
Costs have been filed by L.A. County District Legal professional George Gascon in the murder of “General Hospital” star Johnny Wactor. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Photos)
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Estrada was charged with one rely of murder with an allegation of being armed with a firearm, in addition to tried theft and grand theft, each with firearms. He faces a most life sentence.
Gutierrez was charged with one rely of tried theft with a firearm, and one rely of grand theft, dealing with virtually 5 years in jail. The fourth particular person, Olano, was charged with being an adjunct after the very fact to murder, receiving stolen property, in addition to three counts of being a felon with a firearm, dealing with virtually six years in jail.
Barcelau is being held with out bail, with Estrada being held on over $2,070,00 bail, Olano over $1,080,000, and Guiterrez for $120,000. They’re all being arraigned later Monday.
Lt. Ryan Rabbett from LAPD Central Murder confirmed the suspects are affiliated with the Florencia 13 gang in Los Angeles, however couldn’t verify or converse concerning the stage of their involvement in the gang. He additionally confirmed all 4 have “lengthy” prison information, together with as juveniles.
One of many suspects, Barcelau, is being held with out bail and faces life in jail with out parole if convicted. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Occasions through Getty Photos)
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Wactor was shot and killed in the early hours of Might 25 in downtown Los Angeles whereas leaving his bartending job with a co-worker.
In a press launch obtained by Fox Information Digital, the LAPD stated Wactor was “confronted by three individuals” after noticing his automobile had been “raised up with a floor jack and were in the process of stealing the catalytic converter.”
“Los Angeles Police Department, Central Area officers responded to a radio call of an Assault with a Deadly Weapon-Shooting in the 1200 block of Hope Street,” based on the discharge. “Upon officers’ arrival they discovered the victim, identified as 37-year-old John William Wactor, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Officers began to render aid to the victim and requested the response of emergency medical services.”
Wactor was later pronounced lifeless on the hospital.
The 37-year-old actor was shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles in the early hours of Might 25 by suspects allegedly trying to steal the catalytic converter from his automobile. (Scott Kirkland/ABC through Getty Photos)
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Wactor’s mom, Scarlett Wacor, instructed Fox Information Digital that Wactor and a co-worker had been requested to remain late on the rooftop bar the place they labored and had been returning to their automobiles when he was killed.
“They were walking to their car, and when they get there, Johnny’s car, which was parked in front of the co-worker’s, looked like it was jacked to one side, and from what I understand, he said, ‘Hey, man, you towing my car?’ … And the person looked up and had a mask, and so then I guess he knew they weren’t doing that, and so he stepped in front of the co-worker and then backed up and put his hands up or both, and the person shot him,” Scarlett stated.
Scarlett Wactor, the actor’s mom, instructed Fox Information Digital that her son and a co-worker had been leaving the bar the place they had been employed once they stumbled on the suspects. (Craig Sjodin/ABC through Getty Photos)
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“And the crazy thing is, he wasn’t trying to stop them from taking it. They could have just left or taken it, he probably would have just given them the car,” she added. “They were very much a coward[ly] person… I hope they catch them, and I hope there’s justice for Johnny. That’s all I can hope and pray for. I will see him again. But down here on Earth, it’s going to be a very, very long road without him for me and his brothers.”
Wactor’s co-worker, Anita Pleasure, spoke out in the times following his demise, sharing the harrowing particulars of the incident in an Instagram post.
“They were very much a coward[ly] person… I hope they catch them, and I hope there’s justice for Johnny.”
“Johnny was between me and the man who shot him,” she continued. “It was too close range, too extreme of a wound for him to survive it but my god, he fought to stay,” she wrote. “I am utterly heartbroken and so very angry. My only peace is that I was with him and this didn’t happen to him alone – my only other peace will be seeing these awful men brought to justice.”
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Family and friends have been urging authorities to search out the perpetrators in Wactor’s demise, first holding a press convention in June, and one other in August following the discharge of a neighborhood alert with photographs of the suspects believed to be accountable for Wactor’s demise.
LAPD detectives launched pictures of the suspects believed to be tied to the murder of “General Hospital” just a few weeks earlier than their arrest. (LAPD)
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“I’m asking that anybody that knows anything please come forward,” Scarlett stated on the August press convention based on The Associated Press.
“My only peace is that I was with him and this didn’t happen to him alone – my only other peace will be seeing these awful men brought to justice.”
“It will help me and his brothers in our healing to know that they’ve been captured and convicted.”
“Grief is my constant companion. I can’t wish him happy birthday on Aug. 31. He would have been 38. I can’t ask if he’s coming home for Christmas. I can’t ask how his day went,” she stated.
Johnny Wactor’s mom, Scarlett, requested the general public for assist to search out her son’s killers. (Damian Dovarganes)
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Wactor portrayed Brando Corbin on “General Hospital” for 164 episodes from 2020-22. His different credit included “Animal Kingdom,” “Criminal Minds” and “Westworld.”
Wactor’s funeral was held in his dwelling state of South Carolina in June. (Michael Tullberg/Getty Photos)
A funeral was held for Wactor on the Summerville Baptist Church in Summerville, South Carolina, his dwelling state, in June. The service was held by Wactor’s household, together with his mom, Scarlett, and his brothers, Grant and Lance.
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