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Murder in Hollywood

By Steven Rodriguez

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...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on April 30, 2009 (boomark / email).