Major soap star shot dead with four people arrested
ok.co.ukFour people have been arrested following the shooting and death of soap actor Johnny Wactor in May this year.The 37 year old actor from South Carolina, who was best known for playing Brandon Corbin in the daytime series General Hospital, was shot on the street in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday 25 May.
He was fatally shot by one of three suspects who were attempting to extract the catalytic converter from his car at around 3am, according to police at the time.
The Los Angeles Police Department released a statement on Friday 16 August in which they said: “Bureau Homicide conducted search warrants relating to the John Wactor case at several locations throughout Los Angeles.These search warrants resulted in four people being arrested and evidence recovered.” The arrests reportedly took place on the morning of Thursday 15 August, and the suspects are aged between 18 and 22 years old.
Robert Barceleau, Leonel Gutierrez and Sergio Estrada were “booked on arrest warrant for murder” according to the LAPD, while Frank Olano was arrested as an “accessory.” A few days after his death, Anita Joy, who worked with Johnny in a local bar, wrote an Instagram post describing his final moments. “I’ve needed to take some time to collect myself and my thoughts,” she wrote. “I was with Johnny in his last moments and I’m here to be his voice after such unimaginable events.
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