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Both Astaphan and Peng found guilty, sentenced to 25 years to life.
VIP Collective LA owner Weijia Peng and manager Ethan Astaphan were convicted on Monday, Feb. 26 [2024]of killing El Camino student and dispensary employee Juan Hernandez on Sept. 22, 2020.
Peng was also found responsible for the use of a deadly weapon, using a syringe containing ketamine.
After the verdict was read, Juan Hernandez’s mother Yajaira Hernandez told The Union, “Sadly there are no winners. I lost Juan and [Peng and Astaphan] lost their freedom. My only comfort is that they were caught.”
Superior Court Judge Mark Hanasono tacked on an additional one-year sentence for dispensary owner Weijia Peng in connection with an allegation stemming from his use of a syringe filled with a deadly dose of ketamine during the Sept. 22, 2020, attack on 21-year-old Juan Carlos Hernandez.
Jurors found both the owner and manager of a marijuana dispensary shop guilty of first-degree murder for killing an El Camino College student.
Two marijuana dispensary workers found guilty in murder of El Camino student - El Camino College The Union
Jurors found both the owner and manager of a marijuana dispensary shop guilty of first-degree murder for killing an El Camino College student. VIP Collective LA owner Weijia Peng and manager Ethan Astaphan were convicted on Monday, Feb. 26 of killing El Camino student and dispensary employee...eccunion.com
VIP Collective LA owner Weijia Peng and manager Ethan Astaphan were convicted on Monday, Feb. 26 [2024]of killing El Camino student and dispensary employee Juan Hernandez on Sept. 22, 2020.
Peng was also found responsible for the use of a deadly weapon, using a syringe containing ketamine.
After the verdict was read, Juan Hernandez’s mother Yajaira Hernandez told The Union, “Sadly there are no winners. I lost Juan and [Peng and Astaphan] lost their freedom. My only comfort is that they were caught.”
LOS ANGELES, CA — A man who owned a marjiuana dispensary and the business' manager were sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life in prison for murdering a community college student whose remains were found in a remote area of the Mojave Desert nearly two months after he went missing in South Los Angeles.
Dispensary Owner And Manager Sentenced For Murder Of College Student
Juan Carlos Hernandez's body was found months later in the desert in what investigators described as a scheme to cover up the murder.patch.com
Superior Court Judge Mark Hanasono tacked on an additional one-year sentence for dispensary owner Weijia Peng in connection with an allegation stemming from his use of a syringe filled with a deadly dose of ketamine during the Sept. 22, 2020, attack on 21-year-old Juan Carlos Hernandez.
