Sex Offender Working With Hollywood Kids!

A small-town boy from Washington state, Jason James Murphy has spent much of the last decade working his way up in the world of Hollywood movie casting. He's helped place actors, including children, on a variety of movies, from small independent films to last summer's science fiction hit "Super 8."

But few of the power players he encountered knew his secret: He is a registered sex offender who was convicted of kidnapping and molesting an 8-year-old boy in suburban Seattle 15 years ago.

LAFD Captain - Heroin Sting

A 52-year-old Los Angeles city fire captain was facing a drug charge today following his arrest for allegedly trying to purchase heroin from undercover police officers.


Capt. Matthew Dane Phillipsen was arrested around 12:10 p.m. Wednesday by Los Angeles police officers from the Northeast station during a sting operation being conducted near Avenue 61 and Figueroa Street, authorities said.


Phillipsen allegedly tried to purchase seven balloons of simulated heroin from undercover officers involved in the operation, according to the LAPD.


He was arrested on suspicion of intent to possess heroin and released around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on $10,000 bail, according to Los Angeles County Jail records.


Phillipsen is scheduled to appear in a downtown L.A. Superior courtroom at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 18 for arraignment, according to jail records.

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