Trousdale Estates Slaying Suspect Gets Five Years' Probation

The woman who was initially charged with her boyfriend in the of Katsutoshi Tony Takazato and later to assault with a deadly weapon was sentenced Wednesday to five years' probation and a year already served in county jail. 

Chie Alexandra Coggins Johnson, 21, was prosecuted under the theory of aiding and abetting, according to a Los Angeles County District Attorney's office spokeswoman. 

Co-defendant Scott Joseph Barker, 24, is still awaiting trial in the July 20, 2010, slaying of Takazato, who was found dead outside his father’s home on the 1800 block of Carla Ridge. Barker has pleaded not guilty.

Johnson had previously dated the victim before she began dating Barker, who allegedly became enraged upon learning she may have been physically abused by Takazato, according to the prosecutor who filed the case last year. The criminal complaint alleges that Barker used a knife during the commission of the crime.

Takazato is the son of Fuminori Hayashida, who produced several movies in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including Lured Innocence starring Dennis Hopper.

This report was compiled with information from City News Service.

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