Randy Economy: Michael Atkins and Donte Butler: Two gang members convicted of Attempted Murder and Assault on a Peace Officer Sentenced to 30 Years Prison

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Randy Economy and Brian Hews are "two of the best" Investigative Reporters in all of Southern California. They are responsible for uncovering the biggest 'political pay to pay scandal' in the HISTORY of Los Angeles County government, deep inside the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office. Randy and Brian's work has been featured on Fox News, NBC LA, CBS/KCAL, KTLK-AM 1150, The Mark Isler Show, The David Cruz Show, Univision Radio Network, KTLA News, Los Angeles Times, LA Daily News, KFI Talk Radio, KABC Talk Radio, KABC Eyewitness News and dozens of other media outlets across America. He is the On-Line Editor for Hews Media Group who publishes Los Cerritos Community Newspaper and the La Mirada Lamplighter. If you are interested in interviewing Randy and Brian for your news program, radio talk show, etc., drop an email to Randy@CerritosNews.net, or call 562 407-3873 during regular business hours. Thanks for all of your AMAZING SUPPORT and INTEREST! America's community newspapers are the BACK bone of a FREE MEDIA. Los Cerritos Community Newspaper can be found at www.loscerritosnews.net. Investigative Reporting is becoming a "lost art" here in the United States. Randy Economy and Brian Hews are determined to "keep politicians" on their toes and accountable.

Friday, May 25, 2012

Michael Atkins and Donte Butler: Two gang members convicted of Attempted Murder and Assault on a Peace Officer Sentenced to 30 Years Prison

on 5/25/2012 04:51:00 PM

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Huge Breaking News out of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department this afternoon:

Two gang members convicted of Attempted Murder and Assault on a Peace Officer Sentenced to 30 Years Prison

In the early morning hours of Saturday, March 4, 2012, suspects Atkins and Butler armed themselves with handguns and walked up to the victims, who were standing in their driveway in the 14500 Block of South Keene Avenue in the unincorporated area of Gardena. The suspects asked the victims if they knew where they could buy marijuana and then without warning, fired several shots at the victims missing them as the victims dove for cover. During the shooting, a uniformed patrol deputy was in the area and observed the suspects running from the scene. During a short foot pursuit of the suspects, Michael Atkins pointed his loaded handgun at a deputy. Fearing the suspect was about to fire at him, the deputy fired several rounds at suspect Atkins, striking him in the arm. Atkins was taken into custody at the scene. Suspect Butler fled into the neighborhood and was taken into custody a short time after a yard-to-yard search. Two loaded handguns were recovered and connected to the suspects. The victims were not gang members. During the subsequent investigation by detectives from Operation Safe Streets Bureau assigned to the Compton Sheriff’s Station, both suspects identified themselves as gang members and confessed their intent to ambush the victims who they thought were rival gang members. Suspect Atkins also confessed to holding a handgun as he was shot by the deputy and stated that he thought the deputy was trying to shoot the gun out of his hand. Both suspects appeared in Compton Court on May 24, 2012, where they both plead guilty to multiple counts of attempted murder with weapons and gang allegations. Suspect Atkins also pled guilty to assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer. They were each sentenced to thirty years and eight months in California State Prison.

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Hews, Economy Featured on The Tim Conway Jr. Show on KFI

Los Cerritos Community Newspaper Publisher Brian Hews and Reporter Randy Economy were featured on KFI AM 640 on the Tim Conway Jr. Show on Thursday, October 17 to discuss the arrest of Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez, Property Tax Agent Ramin Salari and Assessor Major Property Appraiser Mark McNeil on dozens of felony charges. The segment was broadcast live to millions of listeners throughout the Western United States. LCCN will post additional interviews by Mr. Hews and Mr. Economy in the future.

WATCH: LCCN, Randy Economy featured on Fox News

Los Angeles Local News, Weather, and Traffic Los Cerritos Community Newspaper’s exclusive groundbreaking coverage into the corruption probe at the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office is now the focal point of a multi part series that began airing Wednesday night on Fox News 11 in Southern California. LCCN was the first media outlet to break the story about the massive criminal investigation that has now gripped the entire Los Angeles County Hall of Administration. “We thank Fox News for recognizing featuring Los Cerritos Community Newspaper in their coverage,” said Brian Hews, President and Publisher of Hews Media Group. “LCCN has been working with dozens of media outlets across the country on this massive scandal for the past eight months,” Hews said. Featured in this report is LCCN Investigative Reporter Randy Economy who tells about how the community newspaper was able to “piece the puzzle together” that has resulted in the arrest of one former property appraiser, and the recent departure of Assessor John Noguez on a “paid leave of absence.” Look for more segments on Fox News 11 during the next several days and weeks. Reporter Gina Silva is featured in this segment.

Randy Economy appears on NBC News Non Stop California with Colleen Williams

Randy Economy appears on California Non Stop with Colleen Williams from NBC News.

Randy Economy appeared on NBC New's Non Stop California in June, 2012. This is what NBC said about Randy and Los Cerritos Community Newspaper. "Los Cerritos Community Newspaper recently published hundreds of e-mails between Los Angeles County Assessor John R. Noguez and several property tax agents. The emails were obtained by the newspaper through a series of public document requests. This is the second set of documents published by the community newspaper that has been at the forefront of reporting and exposing the alleged pay to play activities between tax agents and Noguez for the past two years. Reporter Randy Economy joins Colleen Williams on Nonstop News LA to discuss how their investigation began on June 25, 2012.”