District Attorney George Gascón said Ephraim Hunter, 29, faces up to 13 years and four months in prison if convicted as charged. Hunter pleaded not guilty Tuesday in downtown Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks at a news conference after releasing her proposed budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year on April 22, 2024. Bass said she was grateful to the LAPD for its response to a burglary at her home on April 21, which resulted in an arrest.
The break-in occurred around 6:40 a.m. Sunday, with the suspect breaking a glass door and entering the home while the mayor was inside with her daughter, son-in-law and recently born grandson, Gascón said. Citing unnamed law enforcement sources, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday that the burglar managed to reach the second floor of Getty House during the break-in, forcing Bass and her family to hide in a “safe area” of the home, similar to a “panic room.” Gascón would not confirm that report.
A woman identifying herself as Hunter’s mother told the Los Angeles Times Monday that she spoke to her son from jail following his arrest and said Hunter had no idea the house was the mayor’s residence. In 2015, Hunter was charged with attempted murder, kidnapping and assault and battery for allegedly joining three other people in attacking a man in Massachusetts. According to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office, the assailants attacked the victim with a hammer and a snow brush. Police found the victim unconscious, and he was taken to a Boston hospital and survived his injuries.
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