Overview
- Los Angeles County prosecutors filed counts of murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and driving on a suspended or revoked license against Jenia Resha Belt, 33.
- Belt is being held on $2 million bail and is scheduled to be arraigned today in Torrance Superior Court, according to the district attorney’s office.
- Court and police records state Belt’s blood alcohol content measured about 0.19%, nearly double the legal limit, and her driving privilege was suspended in January 2024.
- Records show prior 2023 charges, with a hit-and-run plea that led to a license suspension while a DUI count was dismissed.
- The victim, 18-year-old Loyola High tennis standout Braun Levi, was struck while walking on May 4 in Manhattan Beach; his parents later filed a $200 million wrongful-death suit and launched the Live Like Braun Foundation.