Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Four Men Accused of Looting Altadena Home During Eaton Fire Face Pretrial Hearing

Defendants charged with stealing property, including an Emmy Award, from an evacuated residence are due in Pasadena Courthouse on Wednesday

Four men charged with burglarizing an evacuated Altadena home during the Eaton Fire are scheduled to appear Wednesday for a pretrial hearing at Pasadena Courthouse, nearly 14 months after the alleged crime.

Roy Sims, Ryan Sims, Naquan Dewey Reddix, and Pierie Obannon face one count each of first-degree residential burglary in Case 25PDCF00019, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. in Department B of the Pasadena Courthouse, 300 E. Walnut St.

Prosecutors allege the four men entered a home in Altadena at approximately 5 p.m. on January 8, 2025, while the area was under mandatory evacuation during the Eaton Fire, and stole property, including an Emmy Award belonging to the resident. The Emmy Award was later recovered by law enforcement.

The defendants were arrested on January 8, 2025, and charged two days later. All four pleaded not guilty at their January 10, 2025, arraignment. A preliminary hearing was held on June 30, 2025, in Department H of the Pasadena Courthouse.

If convicted, each defendant faces up to six years in state prison. Roy Sims and Ryan Sims each had bail set at $50,000 and remained in custody as of their arraignment. Reddix and Obannon posted bail and were released.

The case was investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the charges on January 13, 2025, at a press conference alongside representatives of multiple law enforcement agencies.

“These crimes are appalling and represent a direct attack on our community during a time of unprecedented loss and vulnerability,” Hochman said at the time, according to the DA’s office.

The case was among the first looting prosecutions filed in the wake of the Eaton Fire, which began on January 7, 2025, and destroyed more than 9,000 structures in Altadena. In the months that followed, the Sheriff’s Department reported that arrests in Altadena rose 250 percent, with most of the increase tied to theft-related crimes, according to NBC Los Angeles.

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.