Judge refuses to dismiss charges in DTLA killing of ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor

A Los Angeles County judge is refusing to dismiss charges against the men accused of killing former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor in downtown L.A.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Coen — who reviewed transcripts from a hearing in January before another judge in which the two men were ordered to stand trial — said Wednesday he found “sufficient evidence” to allow the case against Robert Isaiah Barceleau and Sergio Estrada, now both 19, to move forward.

Barceleau and Estrada have pleaded not guilty to one count each of murder and attempted second-degree robbery in the May 2024 deadly shooting of the 37-year-old…

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