1) In 1995, a group of teenage boys went to Michael McLoren's backyard fort in Agoura Hills, CA looking to buy marijuana. A fight broke out and one of the boys, Jimmy Farris, was fatally stabbed by Jason Holland. 2) Though Jason Holland was the sole stabber, due to the felony murder rule all of the boys present received life sentences without parole, even if they did not commit the murder. 3) Two documentaries have been made about the case, called Reckless Indifference and The Prosecution of Brandon Hein. As of today, Brandon, Anthony, Micah and Jason remain in prison, though Brandon and Micah will be eligible for

1. Famous Criminal Presentation
By:Yoceline Ballesteros
Forensic Science, Period 4

2. Interesting Facts
 According to Brandon’s father they
never brought out the actual knife that
was used, instead they brought out a
replica that was 5X bigger than the
actual knife which was 2in.
 Michael McLoren who sold the
marijuana was never sentenced to
anytime in prison.

3. Background
 In 1995,in Agoura Hills CA, a group of teen
boys were looking for marijuana at Michael
McLoren’s fort which was in his backyard.
Jimmy was the body guard and once the
group of boys came, a fight broke out in
which Jimmy Farris ended up dead.
 Jason Holland was the only one who did
the stabbing, and because of the Felony
Murder Rule everyone that was with Jason
all got the same punishment, life in jail
without parole, even though they didn’t
commit the crime.

4. Crime Scene
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jashfN
3CbuI
 The crime was committed in the
backyard of Michael McLoren, Michael’s
Mom said she had no idea that “Mike”
sold marijuana there.

5. Forensic Evidence
 They never really found evidence
besides the knife.
 The knife that was found was used
against Jason Holland, in which he
pleaded guilty.
 The Felony Murder put all the boys in jail
without evidence to prove them guilty.

6. Legal Aspects
Jason Holland was sentenced to life in prison without
parole plus eight years.
Brandon Hein was sentenced to life in prison without the
possibility of parole plus four years.
Micah Holland was sentenced to 29 years to
prison.
Christopher Velardo pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to 11 years, he
was released from prison in 2000.

7. Other Facts
 There have been two documentary
movies made about this case, called
Reckless Indifference and The
Prosecution Of Brandon Hein.
 Brandon, Anthony, Micah and Jason
remain in prison as of today and
Brandon and Micah are the only ones
that are eligible for parole until 2020.

9. References
 Wikipedia. “Brandon Hein.” Wikipedia.org
Website. 29 April 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Hein
 http://www.myspace.com/freebrandonhein/
photos/890093#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A
890093%7D
 Youtube. “Brandon Hein Pt.2” Youtube.com
Website.29 April
2012http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jash
fN3CbuI