Teens plead not guilty to murder of graduate student


The four defendants accused of the murder of USC graduate engineering student Xinran Ji have pleaded not guilty, according to the Los Angeles Times. 

Ji, 24, was killed after being struck with a blunt force object in the street near 29th Street and Orchard Avenue on July 24. He returned to his home on the fourth floor of City Park Apartments before succumbing to his injuries.

The teenagers charged with the murder, Jonathan Del Carmen, 19; Andrew Garcia, 18; Alberto Ochoa, 17; and Alejandra Guerrero, 16, are now being held without bail until their hearing on Sept.12.

The L.A. Times reports that it has not been decided whether the prosecution will seek the death penalty against Garcia and Del Carmen. The other two defendants, Ochoa and Guerrero, could face life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.

4 replies
  1. Justice
    Justice says:

    Malignant and savage punks are murderers. They killed a young victim. The ages of the murderers are not excuse and licences to kill kid!

  2. Justice
    Justice says:

    Xinran’s heart-broken parents lost their only son and have to take responsibility soothe the 80-year-old grandpas and grandmas. Think about it!

  3. Justice
    Justice says:

    Xinran Ji is a kid of an ordinary family, the only son of his parents, and the only grandson of his grandpas and grandmas. Xinran is only 24-year-old, he is a lovely boy and outstanding student in elementary school, middle school, high school and college. His parents, grandparents and families are proud of him.

    Four murder defendants kill a young life and destroy a few families. The brutal murder completely smash the dream and hope of Xinran’s parents and grandparents.

    Xinran’s parents have to control their sharp pain and deep grief and back home to take care of Xinran’s grandparents, all four of them are around 80-year-old.

    Killers do not make any apology. And, extremely grieved parents and grandparents have not gotten any sympathy and feel of guilt from their families so far!!!

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