Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 13NF4475: December 23, 2013
MAN CONVICTED OF BLUDGEONING AND MURDERING VICTIM IN LAGUNA BEACH APARTMENT
*Co-defendant is awaiting trial in this case
SANTA ANA – A man has been convicted of the bludgeoning-murder of a Laguna Beach resident inside his apartment. Matthew Thomas Dragna, 23, Lake Forest, was found guilty by a jury Dec. 20, 2013, of one felony count of special circumstances murder during the commission of a robbery and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole at his sentencing Feb. 28, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-35, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. The time is to be determined. Continue reading