As an alternative of Paying Couple $80K He Owed, Man Killed California Couple & Set Our bodies on Fireplace: DA

Huangting Gong, 30, of Glendale has been charged within the deaths of Kuanlun Wang and spouse Jing Li, each 37. He accused of “executing” them, earlier than setting each their our bodies and automobiles on fireplace within the desert … and stealing $250K of products from their residence.

Orange County District Legal professional Todd Spitzer introduced all the fees on Tuesday, revealing Gong faces two felony counts of homicide, one felony rely of kidnapping, two felony counts of arson of property, and two felony counts of first diploma housebreaking.

He is additionally been charged with two felony particular circumstances enhancements for committing a number of murders, one felony particular circumstances enhancement for committing homicide in the course of the fee of kidnapping, and two felony enhancements for discharging a firearm inflicting demise.

Per the DA, he is eligible for all times with out parole or the demise penalty. He’ll be arraigned December 2.

The investigation started on October 15, when one among Wang’s members of the family contacted Brea Police. They stated they hadn’t heard from him in “a number of days,” stated prosecutors, and regarded that “very uncommon.” The member of the family additionally claimed Wang advised them Gong — a enterprise affiliate — owed him $80,000.

Gong allegedly advised the identical member of the family that Wang and his spouse by no means confirmed up for a visit to NYC to fulfill somebody who may give him the cash Gong owed — although the sufferer’s household stated they did not know something in regards to the journey.

In addition they confronted Gong once more, stated the DA, after “seeing a person on Wang’s patio on surveillance video on October 14, 2024.” Gong, nonetheless, allegedly denied he was the particular person within the footage, earlier than the member of the family’s “entry to the video surveillance system was lower off.”

Prosecutors then laid out what they consider occurred.

Gong is accused of assembly Wang within the desert on October 12, earlier than capturing him within the head and driving again to the sufferer’s residence in Wang’s personal Tesla, with the physique within the automobile. As soon as again on the residence, he is additionally accused of “attacking Li with a hammer and hitting her whereas forcing her to present him her telephone’s password.”

Prosecutors then say he put Li into her personal Tesla, nonetheless alive, earlier than taking her to a desert space of San Bernardino, capturing her and burning her physique.

Gong is accused of then going again to Wang’s residence for his physique, earlier than burning it in a desert space in Riverside. He additionally, say prosecutors, burned each Teslas in two totally different areas.

However Gong wasn’t gone but, per the DA.

He is additionally accused of returning to the house once more on October 14 — after allegedly burning the victims’ our bodies and automobiles — and stealing “practically $250,000 price of watches, footwear, purses and clothes.”

“Depravity doesn’t adequately describe the callousness concerned to kill a human being after which drive round within the sufferer’s personal automotive together with his physique inside as a way to perform the remainder of his plan,” sOrange County District Legal professional Todd Spitzer stated in a press release.

“Nobody deserves the destiny of being executed after which set on fireplace in the course of the desert in a determined try by a killer to cowl up his crimes,” he added. “We’re dedicated to pursuing justice for the victims and their family members.”

Gong was arrested at LAX on November 5, as he returned from a visit to Seattle.