BANNING (CNS) - A convicted felon whose mishandling of a firearm while
under the influence of drugs led to it discharging and fatally wounding a
75-year-old Hemet woman remains "extremely remorseful'' over what happened and
is prepared to do his time for the crime, his attorney said today."This was the most unique case I've ever seen,'' defense attorney
Phillip Greenberg told City News Service. "It was the perfect storm of
circumstances that caused a really bad situation.''On Tuesday, Greenberg's client, 38-year-old John Reza Jowkar of Hemet,
pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and possession of controlled
substances while armed, with a sentence-enhancing gun use allegation, for the
October 2020 death of Janice L. Graves.Under the plea agreement with the Riversid
