Judge Upholds $4 Million Bail for BMW Driver Charged in Fatal Malibu Crash, Denies Request to Aid Legal Fees

LOS ANGELES — A judge in California has declined to reduce the bail for a young man charged in the deaths of four Pepperdine University students. The defendant, Fraser Bohm, 23, faces serious charges, including murder and vehicular manslaughter, stemming from an incident in 2023 in which he is accused of driving recklessly at over 100 miles per hour in Malibu and colliding with the students. During a recent court hearing, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Thomas Rubinson denied a request from Bohm’s attorney, Alan Jackson, to lower his client’s bail from $4 million … Read more