Johnny Wactor ’s mother is calling the arrest of four suspects in the fatal shooting of her son the best gift just two weeks before his birthday. “It’s a great birthday present for Johnny,” Scarlett Wactor tells Us exclusively of the General Hospital star, who would have turned 38 on August 31. According to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday, August 15, three men, Robert Barceleau, Leonel Gutierrez and Sergio Estrada — all 18 years old — were detained following search warrants Thursday morning conducted throughout several locations in Los Angeles.
All three were booked on charges of murder. A fourth, Frank Olano, 22, was also booked and charged as an accessory. Wactor’s mother told Us exclusively that although police have not been able to give her many details, which has been “frustrating,” she is “very excited and happy” about the news of the arrests, which she described as “a great thing.
” “I’m hoping to have [the suspects] tried federally,” she said. “I’m still hoping and praying for a stronger penalty ..
. I know [police] don’t want them to walk, either.” Scarlett added that she’ll be celebrating with Johnny’s friends on his birthday in his hometown of Summerville, South Carolina.
“We are going to have some of Johnny’s close friends here and play board games, cook food and have cake,” she noted. “When Johnny would come home, all his friends would come over and play games and reminisce. I miss t.