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Unsealed Records Tie Josh Reynolds Shooting to Mistaken $250,000 Cocaine Rip-Off as Driver Gets 10 Years

Newly unsealed court records cite a mistaken-identity belief over a $250,000 counterfeit-cocaine deal as the motive.

Overview

  • Burr Charlesworth, identified as a driver in the chase, pleaded guilty to felony assault and received a 10-year prison sentence.
  • Prosecutors describe a planned operation with surveillance inside a Glendale strip club and a multi-vehicle pursuit that ended with dozens of rounds fired, disabling ReynoldsFord Bronco.
  • Reynolds was shot in the left leg and the back of his head, one friend was shot in the back, and a third was injured by shattered glass before all three fled and called 911.
  • Seven adults face attempted-murder charges and a juvenile is also charged, while an additional adult suspect remains at large.
  • Filings reference an Oct. 16 Best Western meeting where $37,000 in “movie currency” and drug residue were found, allege at least two attendees joined the Oct. 18 attack, and note a suspect recorded the shooting to send to a “general.”