ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 16WF0868
Date: April 28, 2016
WESTMINSTER, Calif. – A juvenile gang member was charged as an adult today with attempted murder for shooting a 42-year-old man during an argument. Phillip Nguyen, 15, Garden Grove, is direct filed as an adult and charged with one felony count of attempted murder with willful deliberation and premeditation, and sentencing enhancements for the personal use of a firearm causing great bodily injury and criminal street gang activity. If convicted, Nguyen faces a maximum sentence of 32 years to life in state prison. The People will be requesting the defendant be held on $1 million bail at his scheduled arraignment tomorrow, April 29, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. in Department W-12, West Justice Center, Westminster. Continue reading