Crime & Safety

Transient Arrested in Pomona in WeHo Murder Case Claims Not Guilty

A man arrested by Pomona police as the result of a tip a day after authorities asked for help finding him in the murder of Joie Kinney.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA — A transient arrested by Pomona police in the murder of a woman he was dating, then dumping her body in a West Hollywood trash bin, pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge.

Abdulla Tario Camran, 29, is charged in the July 6 killing of Joie Nicole Kinney. The 28-year-old woman's body was discovered that day across from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the 8700 block of Beverly Boulevard.

Authorities have not said how Kinney was killed.

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Camran, who was charged with murder on July 14 and taken into custody five days later, is due back in court Aug. 25.

He faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted, according to the District Attorney's Office.

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