Man accused of breaking into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ home pleads no contest to felony vandalism and avoids prison time
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A 29-year-old man accused of breaking into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ home this year pleaded no contest to felony vandalism Wednesday and will avoid prison time, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
A 29-year-old man accused of breaking into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ home this year pleaded no contest to felony vandalism Wednesday and will avoid prison time, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. Ephraim Hunter was charged with burglary and vandalism in connection with the April break-in. The mayor and her family were inside the home at the time. “Mr. Hunter is pleased with the resolution. He is looking forward to working hard in recovery, turning his life around, and becoming a success story,” Hunter’s attorney, Howard Stern, said. Hunter was accused of entering the home by smashing a rear glass door, causing somewhere between $5,000 and $10,000 worth of damage, the district attorney’s office said in a news release shortly after the incident. His hand was cut during the ordeal, leaving “blood stains throughout the house,” the release read. No one in Bass’ family was harmed, a spokesperson for the Democratic mayor said after the incident. As part of a plea agreement, Hunter entered a no contest plea and was given two years of probation. He was ordered to stay away from the mayor’s work and home addresses, as well as the mayor’s family members, for three years, according to the district attorney’s office.
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