D.A. Charges Local Alleged Gang Member with 2 Counts of Attempted Homicide

Pasadena Chief of Police Phillip L. Sanchez reported today that the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Hardcore/Gang Division filed charges Wednesday which carry a combined maximum of 109 years to life against an alleged local gang member arrested in Altadena late last month.

Sanchez identified the suspect as Kefvon Jerome Camp, 26, of Altadena. Booking records showing Camp’s bail has been set at $2,565,000.

Camp was charged with two counts of attempted murder and shooting at an inhabited dwelling with three special allegations (gang enhancements; personal use of a handgun; and prior strike offense).

The investigation which led to Camp’s arrest began with a 6:00 a.m. January 15 emergency call describing shots fired at an inhabited residence in the 500 block of North Marengo Avenue.

The preliminary investigation was handled by patrol officers and subsequently assigned to Detective Anthony Russo, who believed the shooting was gang related., Sanchez said.

With the assistance of gang officers assigned to the Special Enforcement Section (SES), Anthony subsequently identified Kefvon Camp, an admitted local gang member, as the suspect in the shooting, Sanchez said.

Sanchez said that Camp was arrested on March 26 in Altadena without incident through the combined efforts of Pasadena Police detectives, SES, WSGATF, and Los Angeles County Probation.

Search warrants were simultaneously served at multiple locations and evidence related to the crime was recovered, he said.

Wednesday, Sanchez said, Russo presented his case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Hardcore/Gang Division, which then moved forward with the charges.

“This case was very complex and required hundreds of investigative hours over many months to identify Camp as the shooter,” Sanchez said in an email today. ” It underscores the experience of Detective Russo and many other dedicated and knowledgeable first responders, including: Sergeants Lemos, Aguilar,and Kirby; Detectives Torres, Burris, Campeau, Duran, Bundy, Granados, Carter, Ontiveros, Murphy, and SES Officers Ling, Garcia, and White; the West San Gabriel Anti-Crime Task Force; and  Los Angeles County Probation Agent Leo Paredes.  The investigation was supervised by Lieutenant Rojas and Sergeant Lemo.”

Camp is scheduled to appear in court April 22.