Swedish musician David Jassy, 34, has been charged with murderin a Los Angeles Court stemming from an incident last November. Witnesses claimed that John Osnes, 55, was walking across a crosswalk at Selma Avenue and Schrader Boulevard in Hollywood sometime after midnight when Jassy's rented SUV edged a little too close to him. Osnes beat the car's hood and yelled at Jassy, who was driving.
Several witnesses at the intersection, including off-duty Anaheim police officer R.J. Young, saw Jassy get out of his car and punch Osnes. As Osnes was kneeling on the ground, Jassy reportedly kicked him so hard that Osnes was lifted off the ground. One witness told police at the scene that Jassy shouted at Osnes "Stupid, why did you touch my car?" Young ran up to Jassy's passenger side, where Jassy's girlfriend, Swedish model Therese Fischer, was sitting, screaming hysterically. Young flashed his police badge, shouting, "Police officer! Stop!" Jassy jumped back into the driver's side of his vehicle and sped away, running over Osnes as he lay in the street, killing the man.
Young noted the car's license plate and Jassy was arrested later that day at his West Hollywood apartment for murder. A coroner's official testified that either the kick or the resulting fall fractured Osnes' skull, while the force of the SUV broke his ribs and damaged his liver, with either set of injuries the possible cause of his death. Jassy's defense attorney attempted to have his charges reduced to manslaughter from murder, but Judge Darrell Davis declined. Manslaughter in California normally carries a prison sentence of anywhere from two to 11 years in prison. It is not yet clear if Jassy is being charged with first or second degree murder. If convicted, Jassy is facing anywhere from 15 years to life in a state prison for his actions.
Murder is a serious crime, even if it does not seem intentional or premeditated, and the legal process surrounding it is not something you should go through without an experienced criminal defense attorney at your side.
If you have been charged with a criminal offense such as murder, call the attorneys at Rodriguez, Lewis & Kahn right away to begin preparing your defense.
what has been the result of thistrial? there is nothing furtherin the paper. was he convicted??
Still pending. Hopefully life in prison, the world needs less of this kind.
what has been the result of thistrial? there is nothing furtherin the paper. was he convicted??I repeat what Margaret asked?? is it normal to wait this long for a verdict in the Us??