2 men charged in California killings
SANTA ANA, Calif. — An Army private and another young man were charged Tuesday with murder in the slayings of a California couple and family friend who were discovered after the couple’s 6-year-old daughter called police.
Army Pfc. Joshua Acosta, 21, and Frank Felix, 25, were each charged with three counts of murder, and Acosta also faces possible sentencing enhancements for personal discharge of a firearm causing death, the Orange County district attorney’s office said.
Acosta and Felix were friends with the couple’s daughter and attended “furry” events where some participants dress up in colorful animal costumes, according to friends and their social media pages.
Prosecutors allege that Acosta was the gunman in the killings of Jennifer Yost, 39, her husband, Christopher Yost, 34, and their friend Arthur Boucher, 28.