Los Angeles Area Soccer Coach Charged in Murder of Teenage Boy

The body of Oscar ‘Omar’ Hernandez, 13, was found in Ventura County on April 2.

Boys soccer coach Mario Edgardo Garcia-Aquino, 43, of Palmdale, Calif., may face the death penalty if convicted in the murder of a 13-year-old boy in March 2025. Los Angeles County District Attorney

A soccer coach charged in the murder of a 13-year-old boy in Southern California could face the death penalty, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced on April 7.

The boy, Oscar “Omar” Hernandez, took a train to Lancaster on March 28 to stay with his coach, Mario Edgardo Garcia-Aquino, 43. Officials said he was not heard from again.