Suspect in Jacqueline Avant Shooting Charged With Murder
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe suspect in the shooting death of Beverly Hills philanthropist Jacqueline Avant was charged with murder on Monday.Aariel Maynor, 29, of Los Angeles, was also charged with attempted murder for allegedly firing at a security guard, who was unhurt. He also faces charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and two counts of residential burglary.Maynor is due to make his first court appearance on Tuesday at the Airport Branch courthouse in Los Angeles County.Avant, 81, was the wife of music executive Clarence Avant and mother of Nicole Avant, the Democratic fundraiser, film producer and former ambassador.