<p>Three of the four men arrested for the alleged murder of “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor have been previously arrested and released, and Wactor&#8217;s best friend says their cases are the result of Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón’s policies.</p>
<p>On Thursday, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that it had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/4-suspects-arrested-in-fatal-shooting-of-general-hospital-actor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested four men</a> – all members of the Florencia 13 gang – in connection to the murder of Wactor on May 25. The four suspects are: Robert Barceleau, 18, of Huntington Park; Leonel Gutierrez, 18, of Los Angeles County; Sergio Estrada, 18, of Los Angeles County; and Frank Olano, 22, of Inglewood.</p>
<p>Micah Parker, Wactor&#8217;s best friend, blames the death of his friend on the men believed to be involved and on L.A. District Attorney George Gascón’s soft-on-crime policies.</p>
<p>“This has become a very pro-criminal city, straight up.” Parker told The Daily Wire in an interview. “Everything has to be ‘oh, well, what’s the background, what’s <em>their</em> life like?’ But no, it should be, ‘you break the law, you pay the price,’ and with George Gascón’s policies, it’s very much gotten away from that.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The men arrested for murdering General Hospital star Johnny Wactor had all already been arrested in Los Angeles — but were released under liberal DA George Gascón. <a href="https://twitter.com/AsheSchow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AsheSchow</a> just interviewed Wactor&#8217;s best friend, who says LA has turned into a &#8220;pro-criminal city&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/1K8Lw6GFU5">pic.twitter.com/1K8Lw6GFU5</a></p>
<p>— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1824540742980866087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Barceleau, Gutierrez, and Estrada – the three 18-year-olds – were arrested on suspicion of murder, while 22-year-old Olano is believed to be an accessory. All four are being held in lieu of a $2 million bond.</p>
<p>Inmate records reviewed by The Daily Wire show that Barceleau, Gutierrez, and Olano all have previous arrests, with Olano having a previous conviction. Barceleau and Gutierrez were both arrested and released <em>after</em> Wactor’s murder, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/arrests-made-in-los-angeles-shooting-death-of-general-hospital-actor-johnny-wactor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.</p>
<p>The fact that these men had been arrested and released – some prior to Wactor’s murder – didn’t sit well with Parker.</p>
<p>“It’s infuriating,” Parker said. “[Olano] was arrested <em>before</em> the murder, imagine if [he] had stayed in jail, maybe none of this would have happened. And they had them in custody – one of them, 11 days after the murder – and yet, they were released on bond. After an assault with a deadly weapon charge.”</p>
<p>Eleven days after Wactor was murdered, Barceleau was arrested for an assault with a deadly weapon. He was also arrested in July for an undisclosed misdemeanor. He received a citation for the misdemeanor and was released on $125,000 bail for the assault with a deadly weapon charge.</p>
<p>Gutierrez was arrested for felony vandalism on July 19, nearly a month before he was arrested for Wactor’s murder. The reason given for his release was that he was a juvenile, even though he is 18.</p>
<p>Frank Olano had been arrested twice before Wactor’s murder, once in 2022 for a felony, and again in 2023 for two more charges, including another felony, for which he spent a few days in jail. Olano received probation for felony vandalism during Wactor’s murder, CBS reported.</p>
<p>Gascón survived a recall election but faces a hard-fought re-election bid against challenger Nathan Hochman.</p>

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