Five people, including two from La Cañada Flintridge, were ordered Tuesday to stand trial on charges that they tortured, beat and kidnapped two loan modification agents over a financial dispute.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patrick Hegarty determined that there was enough independent evidence during a three-day preliminary hearing to put La Cañadans Daniel Weston and Mary Ann Parmelee on trial, along with Mario Gonzales, Marissa Parker and Gustavo Canez.
“You can’t imprison and torture people simply because they have stolen money from you,” Hegarty said in a Burbank courtroom.
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