Arson

The jury began deliberating Wednesday in the case of a northeast Glendale man accused of setting fire to his grandmother's room and killing her almost one year ago. Antranik Khajarian, 38, faces one count of murder with a special allegation of felony murder, one count of arson causing great bodily injury, one count of arson of an inhabited structure and one count of possession of flammable materials. Two counts of attempted premeditated murder were dismissed during a preliminary trial.

Jury continues deliberations Jurors continue deliberating today in the trial against a Glendale man accused of setting fire to his grandmother's room and killing her last March. Antranik Khajarian, 38, faces one count of murder with special circumstances of arson, one count of arson causing great bodily injury, one count of arson to an inhabited structure and one count of possession of flammable material, said Sandi Gibbons, spokeswoman with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

Antranik Khajarian's attorney argues for manslaughter in murder trial.PASADENA -- Jurors will begin deliberating today in the trial against a Glendale man accused of setting fire to his grandmother's room and killing her last March. Antranik Khajarian, 38, faces one count of murder with special circumstances of arson, one count of arson causing great bodily injury, one count of arson to an inhabited structure and one count of possession of flammable material, said Sandi Gibbons, spokeswoman with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

Antranik Khajarian faces life in prison without the possibility of parole for arson, murder.PASADENA -- A 38-year-old Glendale man, accused of setting fire to his grandmother's room and killing her, fled his home after smoke alarms went off and was not himself the day before the fire, his mother testified Monday. Antranik Khajarian faces one count of murder with special circumstances of arson, one count of arson causing great bodily injury, one count of arson to an inhabited structure and one count of possession of flammable material, said Sandi Gibbons, spokeswoman with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

Testimony is expected to begin Monday in the trial of a 37-year-old Glendale man accused of killing his 94-year-old grandmother in March, when he allegedly set her room on fire, Pasadena Superior Court officials said. Antranik Khajarian faces one count of murder with special circumstances of arson, two counts of arson and one count of possessing flammable material for allegedly dousing Arpine Demerjian's room with gasoline, then setting it on fire. Demerjian died of smoke inhalation and burns.

Jury selection is expected to continue today in the trial of a 37-year-old Glendale man accused of killing his 94-year-old grandmother in March, when he allegedly set her room on fire, Pasadena Superior Court officials said. Antranik Khajarian faces one count of murder with special circumstances of arson, two counts of arson and one count of possessing flammable material for allegedly dousing Arpine Demerjian's room with gasoline, then setting it on fire. Pretrial motions will continue in the case today, a court clerk said.

The mixed outcome of the arson and attempted murder trial of a La Crescenta man leaves one victim, a former resident of La Crescenta, in shock while the charges alone surprised another resident, one who knew the accused as a community volunteer.After her house burned down twice in what L.A. County Sheriff's detectives classified as arson cases, Anahit Artsvelyan said the experiences and tribulations caused her family to move out of the community. The Artsvelyan house in the 3000 block of El Caminito Street burned twice in the spring of 2004.

A Pasadena jury found a La Crescenta resident not guilty of setting a February 2004 fire to his neighbor's house on El Caminito Street. He remains in jail after the jury deadlocked on charges of arson, burglary and possession of flammable materials that stem from an early morning May 2004 fire to the home.A La Crescenta man remains in jail after a 12-person Pasadena jury declared him not guilty Monday morning of attempted murder and of arson of his neighbor's house in the 3000 block of El Caminito Street in February 2004.

Jurors deadlock on three counts in connection with May blaze, which prosecutors say could mean retrial. PASADENA -- A Superior Court jury found Gary Glazier not guilty Monday of attempted murder and arson on his neighbor's La Crescenta home in February 2004. The eight-woman, three-man jury found Glazier, 62, not guilty on four counts of attempted murder, one count of arson, one count of burglary and one count of possession of a flammable material in connection with a fire at his neighbor Albert Artsvelyan's El Caminito Street home on Feb. 22, 2004.