Los Angeles, Ca
A Southern California man was arrested for assault in May. Now, police are accusing his victim of domestic violence
Police in Apple Valley say the victim of a May assault is now a suspect in a domestic violence case that took place just before he was attacked.
Authorities responded to a reported assault in-progress in the 21000 block of Outer Highway 18 South on Tuesday, May 14. When deputies arrived, they found the victim, identified as Alphonso Deshawn Lee Faulks, suffering from multiple injuries.
Faulks was treated at a trauma center before being released.
The suspect in that alleged assault, Frankie Devaughn Lucas Jr., fled the scene but was located on May 22 and arrested. He was later released on bail.
Further investigations into the incident revealed that Lucas allegedly assaulted Faulks after Faulks had committed an act of domestic violence against a woman, police said.
Police said that domestic violence incident began at Thunderbird Park around 8:30 p.m on May 13, the night before Lucas allegedly assaulted Lucas. The act of domestic violence lasted throughout the night and occurred in multiple locations.
Authorities arrested Faulks on Monday and later charged with a felony for corporal injury to spouse or cohabitant and a misdemeanor for battery on a spouse or cohabitant. He’s being held on $100,000 bail.
There was no word on whether Lucas had been cleared of criminal wrongdoing.
The corporation that owns the Langham Huntington Pasadena has settled a civil lawsuit claiming the luxury hotel hiked room rates while more than 200,000 residents evacuated their homes during the pair of deadly and destructive wildfires that devastated the Los Angeles area in January of 2025. The lawsuit, filed by the Los Angeles County District […]
Southern California is bracing for a hot and muggy week ahead, with heat watches in place and a chance of thunderstorms across the mountains and desert regions.
Temperatures are expected to increase each day into midweek, prompting officials to extend a heat advisory until 10 a.m. Tuesday, when it will transition to an extreme heat watch for even warmer conditions through Thursday evening.
Temperatures are expected to peak on Wednesday, with many locations topping 100 degrees and some reaching 110, according to the National Weather Service.
“Monsoonal moisture moving over the area will add to the discomfort, also bringing the potential for showers and thunderstorms each day,” the Weather Service said.
Those thunderstorms are most likely to occur over the mountain and desert areas as subtropical moisture is drawn into the region by a strong ridge of high pressure.
Temperatures along the coast may even reach the 90s by midweek, with very warm temperatures continuing through the night.
“Given the extreme heat and humidity, it’s highly recommended to complete outdoor activities as early as possible,” the Weather Service said.
The high pressure is expected to slowly weaken Thursday, bringing afternoon highs to within a few degrees of normal in most areas by Friday.
Two rare corpse flowers have begun to bloom simultaneously at the Huntington Library in San Marino, the nonprofit organization announced Sunday evening.
Odorysseus, the taller of the two flowers, bloomed first. A second, smaller corpse flower named Odora appears to be following close behind.
The Huntington Library is inviting visitors to take in the flowers’ unique aroma, which is often compared to rotting flesh.
“And so it begins,” the Huntington Library wrote on social media.
Odora is shaped a bit differently than Odorysseus because its spadix is inverted due to a developmental irregularity. This is not expected to affect the blooming of the flower.
“Plot twist!” the Huntington Library wrote on Instagram. “Odora wants to steal the spotlight. Odora’s spathe has started opening, too. Tiny but mighty, we’re in for quite the show with a double bloom.”
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File: The Corpse Flower, as seen in 2024 at The Huntington in San Marino, California. (Photo by Linnea Stephan)
The Huntington is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday, and is closed on Tuesdays. Reservations are required Friday through Sunday, on holidays, and during peak seasons. “Twilight stroll” hours are available on the Huntington’s website.
The public can also watch a live stream of the bloom on the organization’s YouTube channel.
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