Question: Was the Kaimuki High School graduate who was accused of killing a fellow Kaimuki alumni in Los Angeles in May ever prosecuted?

Answer: The criminal trial for Richard Gilla Herrera is scheduled for Dec. 4 in Los Angeles Municipal Court. 

Herrera, 29, was arraigned and pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles Superior Court in May to the murder of Bobby Khamvongsa, 27.

Both men lived in Los Angeles.

Herrera’s bail has been set at $1 million. If convicted, he faces a possible life prison term.

Police responded to a call regarding a traffic accident in L.A.’s Wilshire District about 1:30 a.m. May 19 and found Khamvongsa lying in the street with several stab wounds. Police said the stabbing occurred in the 300 block of North Orlando Avenue in Beverly Grove.

Paramedics were called and Khamvongsa was pronounced dead at the scene. Coroner’s records show he suffered stab wounds to the chest and back.

During the investigation, detectives learned Khamvongsa got into an argument with a man, which apparently led to the stabbing. City News Service in Los Angeles said the victim was wearing women’s clothes at the time of the stabbing.

Khamvongsa had moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Kaimuki to pursue a career as a freelance makeup artist.

As a makeup artist, he had styled celebrities for television productions in Hawaii and Los Angeles.

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