Man Charged In Murder of Hollywood Counselor

A 22-year-old man was charged with murder Friday in the fatal stabbing of a Hollywood-based Job Corps counselor.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Shelly Torrealba ordered Freddy Leyva to remain jailed on $1 million bail pending arraignment March 26.

The murder count includes the allegation that Leyva used a knife to kill 48-year-old Dwayne Alexander.

Leyva before other residents subdued and disarmed him at about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday at the facility in the 1200 block of North Lodi Place,

Levya was arrested soon afterward by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollywood Division.

He faces up to life in prison if convicted, according to the District Attorney's Office.

— City News Service