Juvenile Conviction Reshapes Federal Charges | San Diego News

A former LA peace ambassador, Michael Angel Alvarez, is freed from federal custody after charges were dropped — thanks to a 2016 California law that reclassified his juvenile murder conviction as non-felony. Arrested in May with military-grade body armor plates (claimed for an art project), prosecutors had accused him of being an active gang member, but the judge sided with defense arguments rooted in legal reform and the nature of his past crime. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0185ece8b22bf6bb