Loay Alnaji pleads guilty in Thousand Oaks to charges over Paul Kessler death

On 2026-05-06, Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji pled guilty in Thousand Oaks, California, to felony involuntary manslaughter and felony battery causing serious injury in connection with Paul Kessler's 2023 death. The Ventura County District Attorney's Office said the plea also included special allegations that he used a weapon and that the victim was particularly vulnerable.