Man Sentenced To 11 Years For Killing Of Julius Rondez, LA Dept. Of Water And Power Employee

Los Angeles CA

18 November, 2021

1:45 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles: LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A man was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in state prison for an attack that left a longtime Department of Water and Power employee in downtown Los Angeles dead after the 70-year-old victim had just finished his workday. Gerson Carrillo Torres, 25, pleaded no contest Sept. 10 to voluntary manslaughter for the July 2, 2019, attack on Julius Rondez. The victim was punched while walking in the 400 block of East Temple Street, near Alameda Street, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Read more at CBSLA CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.