While no new information has come out since yesterday, the following is the official press release issued by the LAPD on Sunday regarding the arrest of 8 Oz. Burger Bar owner Josh Woodward:
Area Businessman Arrested in Connection with Death
of Unborn Baby NR09514jr
Los Angeles: On October 25,
2009, Wilshire Area Homicide Detectives arrested 37-year-old Joshua Woodward in
connection with the death of an unborn baby.
On October 19, 2009, the Los
Angeles Police Department completed an Injury Report to capture the suspicious
circumstances of a miscarriage. The miscarriage occurred in approximately the
thirteenth week of gestation. Joshua Woodward is believed to have been the
biological father of the baby.
Wilshire Area Homicide investigators
established probable cause to arrest Woodward in connection with the death of
the unborn baby. At about 3:15 a.m. this morning, Woodward was arrested in the
3600 Block of West 3rd Street without incident. Woodward was booked at the
Wilshire Jail for Penal Code Section 187 – Murder, where he is currently held in
lieu of $2 million bail.
Detectives are continuing to analyze
evidence and will present the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s
Office on Tuesday October 27, 2009. No further statements are expected prior to
a review by prosecutors.
Woodward is believed to have ties to Miami and
Chicago. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call Wilshire
Area Homicide Detectives at 213-473-0446. After hours or on weekends, calls may
be directed to a 24-hour, toll-free number at 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (527-3247).
Callers may also text "CRIMES" with a cell phone or log on to www.lapdonline.org
and click on "Web Tips." When using a cell phone, all messages should begin
with "LAPD." Tipsters may remain anonymous.
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