Los Angeles man who avoided prison for near-fatal stabbing now charged with neighbor's murder
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A Los Angeles man who received no jail time and mental health diversion for a 2021 stabbing that nearly killed a man is now charged with his neighbor's murder.
A Los Angeles probation official warned that there was a risk of further violence and asked a judge to put him in prison. But District Attorney George Gascon's office sought mental health diversion instead for the crime, which critics say was under-charged to begin with as an assault rather than attempted murder. Michael Ruiz is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to michael.ruiz@fox.com and on Twitter: @mikerreports
On May 23, Sutherland allegedly shot Jennifer Gomez 19 times in her home. The two had previously clashed over noise complaints, according to sources close to the investigation.