The two suspects accused of killing General Hospital star Johnny Wactor in Downtown Los Angeles last year are expected to hear Monday if they will face trial.
Robert Isaiah Barceleau and Sergio Estrada, both 18, are set to stand before Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo on Monday to learn if there is enough evidence to move their case forward, FOX 11 reported.
Barceleau and Estrada are two of four people who were arrested and charged following the May 25, 2024 incident, during which Wactor was shot and killed.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said that Barceleau is the one who allegedly pulled the trigger.
Barceleau and Estrada are allegedly members of the Florencia 13 gang and were both charged with murder, second-degree robbery and grand theft.
As the alleged gunman, Barceleau faces a special circumstance allegation of murder during the commission of a robbery. He was also accused of personally and intentionally firing the weapon that shot and killed Wactor.
The other two men, Leonel Gutierrez, 18, and Frank Olano, 22, were charged with crimes in connection to the beloved actor’s ‘senseless’ death.
Barceleau, Gutierrez and Estrada were all booked on arrest warrants for murder, while Olano was arrested for allegedly being an accessory to the crime.
The two suspects accused of killing General Hospital star Johnny Wactor (pictured) in Downtown Los Angeles last year are expecting to hear if they will face trial
Los Angeles Police Department previously released two images of the suspects and their getaway car (pictured above) while appealing to the public for help identifying them
Wactor, 37, was killed when he approached thieves stealing his car’s catalytic converter at around 3:25 am.
He had been leaving his side job at a ‘cathedral style’ nightclub called Sinners y Santos with his co-worker, Anita Joy.
Joy, who witnessed the horrorific shooting, said Wactor asked the men to leave and held up his hands to show he was not a threat.
As they walked to their cars, they noticed three masked men near Wactor’s vehicle, which was propped up on a jack.
The suspects opened fire when they saw Wactor and Joy. One bullet struck Wactor in the chest.
Anita Joy was with Johnny Wactor when he was killed
The actor was transported by paramedics to the hospital and pronounced dead.
Three months after he died, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) pointed to the gang members as the alleged culprits.
Gutierrez, pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and grand theft in connection to the actor’s death, but denied being the one who actually pulled the trigger in August and is awaiting sentencing. None of the other suspects have made a plea yet.
‘The loss of this talented young actor, who was in the prime of his life and had so much to offer the world, is deeply felt by all of us,’ Gascón said in August 2024.
