US EditionLA County DA Announces Charges in Irwindale Warehouse Blast
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AUG 2 – Ted Chien faces murder and multiple felony charges after deadly explosions at illegal cannabis labs killed five workers, with authorities pursuing harsh penalties for illicit operations.
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Illegal cannabis business operators charged with murder after five of their workers die, prosecutors say
Two Los Angeles County men accused of running an illegal cannabis extraction business have been charged with murder after five of their workers died in two separate incidents.
Man Charged with Murder in Illegal Cannabis Lab Blasts That Killed Five
A Temple City man was charged Friday with murder in connection with the deaths of four people killed in a fiery explosion in Irwindale along with a fifth person who died in a fire in South El Monte at what authorities called illegal cannabis laboratories. Ted Chien, 53, is charged with five counts of murder in connection with the Oct. 9, 2023, deaths of Yi Luo, 47, of Baldwin Park; Xin Chen, 59 of Rosemead; Guangqi Fu, 35, of Chino; and Quizhuo …
2 charged with murder in deaths of 5 at cannabis operation
Six people have been arrested, including two charged with murder, in connection with an illegal cannabis business that killed five people, according to Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman. The business focused on cannabis extraction, and its owners operated a warehouse in Irwindale that exploded in 2023 and a fire at a lab in South El Monte in 2024, Hochman said in a news release. Yi Luo, Guangqi Fu, Xin Chen, Quizhuo Liang and …
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