Prominent attorney Gloria Allred, who represented multiple women who were victims of convicted Southern California serial road-rage driver Nathaniel Radimak, held a news conference Tuesday in Los
\nAngeles to address the potential for extradition
\nfollowing his May 20 sentencing in Honolulu for a Ka\u00adka\u00adako road rage attack on a mother and daughter.<\/p>\n
Allred, known for her advocacy for victims\u2019 rights, vowed to seek extradition in May 2025 when Radimak, who was on parole in his California conviction, assaulted the two women in Honolulu.<\/p>\n
Allred, flanked by two California victims, said she spent the last several days seeking the answer to the question of Radimak\u2019s extradition to Los Angeles for his violations of parole since his conviction while on parole.<\/p>\n
She said Tuesday that the Los Angeles District Attorney\u2019s Office will not seek to extradite him since his parole ends Aug. 28, and that the maximum sentence he could receive is 180 days, far less than the seven years he was sentenced to for the
\nHonolulu crimes.<\/p>\n
However, the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office responded Wednesday to the Honolulu Star-
\nAdvertiser\u2019s May 20 question on extradition, saying, \u201cHe remains on parole supervision through Aug. 28, 2026, and has since been sentenced in Hawaii to seven years in prison. We are currently reviewing potential extradition.\u201d<\/p>\n
The L.A. District Attorney\u2019s Office said Radimak was convicted in Los Angeles County for a \u201cseries of road-rage assaults\u201d involving multiple separate incidents and victims across multiple agencies between March 17, 2022, and Jan. 11, 2023.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe outcome in this case reflects changes in sentencing law, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation regulations and policies adopted under (the District Attorney\u2019s Office) prior administration,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
Radimak was sentenced March 10, 2023, to five years in one case and on Sept., 11, 2023, to a concurrent three-year term in another case, with custody credits applied. \u201cHe was released on parole Aug. 28, 2024, later transferred to Hawaii under the interstate compact,\u201d the L.A. District Attorney\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n
Radimak had been accused of assault, criminal threats, vandalism and elder abuse in 2023, entered a plea, and received a five-year sentence, but after serving just a year, he was paroled, Allred said.<\/p>\n
Radimak\u2019s Honolulu attorney Rosa Flores said after sentencing Radimak would not be extradited because his parole expires in August. After serving his sentence, he could potentially be released from prison in Hawaii, depending on where he is imprisoned, and will be able to continue treatment for his mental
\nillnesses.<\/p>\n
Allred and the victims praised Judge Clarissa Malinao\u2019s sentence, which will keep Radimak incarcerated for the next six years.<\/p>\n
Malinao sentenced Radimak, who pleaded no contest to the Hawaii charges, to five years for first-degree unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle and one year each for two counts of third-degree assault, to be served consecutively. She gave him one year credit for time served.<\/p>\n
Radimak, driving a Tesla, sped past an 18-year-old driver, nearly clipping her car as she was parking on Halekauwila Street in
\nKakaako.<\/p>\n
The young woman yelled to slow down. He turned his Tesla around, yelled at her, got out of his car, punched her in the jaw and shoulder, then punched her mother, 35, in the face.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur hearts go out to the victims of Nathaniel Radimak in Hawaii as well as the other victims here in Los Angeles, and there were a number of them that I also represented,\u201d Allred said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany of the alleged victims of this defendant in L.A. had previously expressed their concern for the safety of others if he did not receive a longer sentence in Los Angeles, and given what happened in Hawaii, their concerns were justified.<\/p>\n
\u201cReportedly Radimak was released early in Los Angeles because of overcrowding,\u201d she said. \u201cIf this is true, it is shocking that a violent criminal \u2014 clearly a danger to others \u2014 was released early and that he received no meaningful justice until he struck again in Hawaii and was convicted there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vivian Romero said she was driving in West Hollywood in 2022 with her 92-year-old mother down
\nan alleyway when Radimak drove toward them.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe rolled down his window and began shouting repeatedly. He continued advancing toward them, threw a soda can and missed, approached their car and struck her window and threatened to kill her. A valet intervened \u201cin a serious and bloody altercation,\u201d protecting them.<\/p>\n
Romero, whose mother died Monday, felt it was important to speak out at the news conference on her mother\u2019s behalf and \u201con behalf of all victims of Mr. Radimak\u2019s rage.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said, \u201cknowing the justice system in Hawaii took action brings a measure of relief. At the same time it highlights a painful reality: One individual criminal\u2019s behavior can impact communities across multiple cities in multiple states.\u201d<\/p>\n
Victim Beth Lamprecht said: \u201cIn light of the recent sentencing of Mr. Radimak,
\nI feel that justice has finally been served. For years, there were pleas for keeping this dangerous individual from hurting others. While those warnings went unheeded, today we finally have accountability. \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cI genuinely hope he receives the treatment he admits he needs. \u2026 One day he will be released. He will be driving on the roads, standing in our grocery lines and moving through the same spaces as my loved ones and you and your loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n
The L.A. District Attorney\u2019s Office said: \u201cAlthough he was convicted of serious felonies, none qualified as \u2018violent\u2019\u201d under state law, \u201cmaking him eligible for early release consideration under Proposition 57. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation regulations \u2026 allow up to 66% credit earning for nonviolent offenses, which significantly reduces time served.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prominent attorney Gloria Allred, who represented multiple women who were victims of convicted Southern California serial road-rage driver…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":335768,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,128150,14596],"class_list":["post-335767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-crime-in-hawaii","tag-editors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}