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BRIAN PALACIOS is the name of the off-duty ICE agent who murdered Keith Porter Jr. in Northridge.
In the news: Maral Basmajian, North Hills
BRIAN MOSHAYEDI (DOB: 9/7/1989) was arrested for murder by LAPD’s Hollywood Division on April 26, 2024. Bail was set at $1,000,000.
Height: 5 feet 7 inches
Weight: 220 pounds
Mother’s maiden name: Ghadimi
Arrested at 2:00 p.m. Booked at 6:42 p.m.
The district attorney’s office decided to file the following charges:
- PC664-187(a)-F Attempted Murder (1 count)
- PC422(a)-F Threat to Commit a Crime with Intent to Terrorize (1 count)
- PC245(a)(4)-F Assault with Deadly Weapon with Force: Possible Great Bodily Injury (2 counts)
- PC242-M Battery (2 counts)
On December 1, 2025, Moshayedi’s lawyers were able to secure for their client a two-year diversion plan for the attempted murder and other charges.
Diversion (Mental Health PC 1001.35 – PC 1001.36)
Court date: December 1, 2025 (Diversion Hearing)
Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Center: Department 114
Brian Moshayedi is represented by Blair Bernholz Berk, John Drummond Barnett and mental health defense attorney Jeremy Ian Lessem.
His surety bond of $1,000,000 provided by Morris Demayo Bail Bonds was exonerated on December 1, 2025.
The case title is The People of the State of California vs. Brian Bijan Moshayedi.
