Three Charged in Connection to Murder in Glendale Apartment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 16, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — A man and two women have been charged in connection with the murder of a 31-year-old man inside an apartment unit in Glendale, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today.
Jared Braden Kasiewicz (dob 8/11/87) and his girlfriend Sparkle Soojian (dob 3/30/83) were both charged yesterday with one count of murder in case GA097117.
Courtney Argue (dob 6/15/90) was charged with one felony count of accessory after the fact-knowledge of murder in case GA097118.
Arraignment for Soojian is scheduled today in Department D of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Pasadena Branch. Kasiewicz and Argue entered not guilty pleas yesterday and are due back on Oct. 5 in Department J.
On Sept. 10, John Michael King-Smith was allegedly killed when he was beaten and choked by Kasiewicz at Soojian’s apartment, prosecutors said.
If convicted as charged, Kasiewicz and Soojian each face a possible maximum sentence of 25 years to life in state prison. Argue faces a three-year prison sentence.
Bail was set at $1 million for Kasiewicz and $50,000 for Argue. The recommended bail for Soojian is more than $1 million.
The case remains under investigation by the Glendale Police Department.
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