Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Ex JOHN MUIR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER Brandon Michael Landreth pleads "NO CONTEST" to 1st Degree Murder of Justo Cesar Morales

PASADENA – A former high school history teacher today pleaded no contest to first-degree murder in the 2008 slaying of an Arcadia man, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Deputy District Attorney Russell Moore of the Pasadena Branch Office said Brandon Michael Landreth, 33, also admitted using a handgun to carry out the killing. Pasadena Superior Court Judge Dorothy Shubin said Landreth would be sentenced on Feb. 22. He is expected to be sentenced to 35 years to life in state prison, under the terms of a negotiated settlement.


Landreth, a former teacher and chess coach at John Muir High School in Pasadena, was alleged to have fatally shot Justo Cesar Morales, 25, on March 30, 2008 at the victim’s Arcadia home. According to evidence presented at a 2009 preliminary hearing, Landreth’s ex-wife had been in a relationship with Morales during the year after she separated from Landreth. Arcadia police arrested Landreth on April 2, 2008. The defendant has remained in custody since. 

Tell me what you think about this case.  Did you attend John Muir High School in Pasadena and have Mr. Landreth as an instructor?  Share your thoughts about the victim.  Hit my comment section below.

BTW:  Here is a list of the "Whose Who" of the most famous graduates from John Muir High School:
after the Class of 1955.


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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

He was the best history teacher

Unknown said...

i was a student while he taught at hillsides home for children. he was my favorite teacher and i will carry the memories of his teachings forever. he had a passion for life. i spoke to an empty shell of a man the last time we spoke. which was within the year of his crime. he spoke of guns and violence and abandoned the buddism teachings he taught me. he was not the same man...