LATIMES.COM SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2015 B3 LOS ANGELES Joseph McMahon, a for- mer producer on the Discov- ery Channel reality program “Deadliest Catch,” was found fatally shot early Fri- day in the 3600 block of York- shire Road in Pasadena, and later Friday, the man sus- pected of killing him was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. The suspect, whose iden- tity hasn’t been released, was found dead inside his ve- hicle about 4 p.m. in the 300 block of North Kenter Ave- nue in Brentwood, Los An- geles County sheriff’s de- tectives said. Sheriff’s officials did not say how the men knew each other. Deputies responded to a report of a possible gunshot victim about 2:19 a.m. in Pasadena, according to Lt. Holly Francisco of the Sher- iff ’s Department. When deputies arrived, they found McMahon, 24, with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso, lying on the street not far from his parents’ home, where he lived, she said. He died at the scene. McMahon’s family could not immediately be reached for comment. Detectives say they don’t know why McMahon was gunned down. He had no history of drug use and wasn’t involved in gangs, Francisco said. Detectives were looking for surveillance video foot- age in the area, Francisco said. They want to interview friends, family, former co- workers or anyone who knew McMahon. veronica.rocha @latimes.com @VeronicaRochaLA. Ex-TV producer is shot to death Man suspected of slaying Joseph McMahon in Pasadena later killed himself, officials say. By Veronica Rocha Al Seib Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES COUNTY coroner officials and sheriff’s deputies investigate the fatal shooting of Joseph McMahon in east Pasadena on Friday. The boyfriend of Los An- geles police officer-turned- reality TV attorney Loreda- na Nesci was charged with murder Friday, but his attor- ney said her death was a case of self-defense. The arraignment for Robert Reagan, 51, was de- layed until Aug. 12 at the re- quest of attorney Shepard Kopp. In an emailed statement to the Los Angeles Times, Kopp said Nesci tried to at- tack his client with a knife Wednesday and he defended himself. “Loredana Nesci was a former LAPD officer, highly trained in the use of deadly weapons. She was also an av- id body builder, and was ex- ceptionally strong. She at- tacked Robert with a hunt- ing knife in the midst of a domestic dispute,” Kopp wrote. “While defending himself against her assault with a deadly weapon, Rob- ert tried to disarm her, and in the intense struggle that ensued she tragically suf- fered a fatal wound. Robert is not guilty of committing any criminal offense.” Nesci, the 47-year-old star of SundanceTV’s “Lore- dana, Esq.,” was killed inside the home she shared with Reagan, Redondo Beach po- lice Sgt. Fabian Saucedo said. Reagan is being held in lieu of $1-million bail. Nesci joined the Los An- geles Police Department in 1996 and worked as a patrol officer in the Southwest Di- vision, according to a biogra- phy on her website. An LAPD spokeswoman de- clined to confirm whether Nesci was a former employ- ee, citing privacy issues. Nesci left the department in 1998 and enrolled in law school in Connecticut, re- turning in 2004 to California and melding her legal career with pursuits in entertain- ment and media. [email protected] Twitter: @JosephSerna Murder charge in TV star’s killing Boyfriend is indicted; attorney says he was acting in self-defense against the woman. By Joseph Serna KTLA LOREDANA NESCI, a former LAPD officer, was killed in her Re- dondo Beach home. Planes, trains and auto- mobiles — and buses and bikes and even good old walking. All these modes of trans- portation converge at Bob Hope Airport, and a recent transit study outlines poten- tial improvements around the airport to enable it to serve as a transportation hub within the region. The study, which was ini- tiated in September 2011 and paid for mostly by a $5.4-mil- lion federal grant, looked at ways to reduce traffic con- gestion and air pollution while improving connectiv- ity to the airport both along the Antelope Valley rail cor- ridor and from Pasadena via Glendale. Massive changes are ex- pected in the airport area, with plans for a modern re- placement terminal under negotiation with the city and a proposed high-speed rail station under consideration at the state level. A roughly 58-acre air- port-owned property, the former location of Lock- heed’s B-6 plant, is being marketed for sale and is ex- pected to attract the interest of developers worldwide. The authors of the study note that the airport is ideal- ly situated to be the “epicen- ter for multi-modal connec- tivity for the San Fernando Valley,” but they attribute low use of transit by airport employees and travelers to “several large gaps” in the transit network — particu- larly the lack of a direct con- nection to Metro trains, bus or light rail. According to the study, about three-fourths of air- port employees and passen- gers drive their own vehicles to the airport — another 13% of passengers drive rental cars — but the percentages for taking any of the other transit options were in the single digits for each group. Though the Burbank- Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority’s power is limited to airport property, through the study it sought to act as a catalyst for transit improve- ment throughout the region, Mark Hardyment, the air- port’s director of govern- ment and environmental af- fairs, said in a report about the study during an author- ity meeting last week. That required partner- ships with entities such as the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Metropoli- tan Transportation Author- ity and the California De- partment of Transporta- tion, he said, adding that “in many cases, we found that the authority had become very insulated, and we had to develop these partner- ships.” The airport’s efforts helped spur some projects that were initiated before the study was completed, Hardyment said, such as traffic mitigation measures related to 5 Freeway con- struction projects and a planned Metrolink station on Hollywood Way and San Fernando Boulevard. Tyler Bonstead, a con- sultant with STV Inc. who led the study effort, also noted the recent increased Burbank Bus service be- tween the North Hollywood Metro station and the air- port as improvements iden- tified in the study that had already been imple- mented. Capital and operational improvements and commit- ments stimulated by the study totaled $38 million, said Norm Emerson of Em- erson & Associates, who as- sisted with the study. The airport could further leverage its investment to attract new funding from sources such as the state’s cap-and-trade program, he said. The study proposes in- creasing the frequency of Metrolink trains serving the airport to fill gaps in service during the day, installing displays at the air terminal with information about ar- riving and departing trains to encourage ridership, as well as an express freeway bus from the airport to a Metro Gold Line station in Pasadena — Hardyment said the latter is already be- ing planned. Longer-term and higher- cost improvements, which Bonstead said could be 20 to 30 years in the making, such as extension of the Metro Red Line to the airport area, an automated people-mover to connect the nearby Metrolink stations to the terminal and possibly light rail service to Pasadena, were also evaluated. “Something to keep in mind on some of these is that the long-term ones may make sense as other types of improvements come into the area, like, say, a high- speed rail station,” Bon- stead said. “At that point, you’d have a lot of interest in something like a Red Line connection to the airport area.” [email protected] Twitter: @chadgarland Garland is a reporter for Times Community News. Luis Sinco Los Angeles Times THE STUDY NOTED that the airport is situated to be the “epicenter for multi-modal connectivity for the San Fernando Valley” but attributes low transit use to gaps in the network — specifically the lack of a direct connection to the Metro trains, bus or light rail. Hope for a transportation hub Transit study outlines improvements for traffic congestion, air pollution in Burbank. By Chad Garland Raul Roa Burbank Leader CHANGES are expected near the airport, with plans for a modern replacement terminal under negotiation and a high-speed rail station under consideration.