Joshua Woodward, co-owner of the popular 8 Oz. Burger Bar in South Beach, is being investigated by Los Angeles County police in connection with the death of a 13-week-old fetus, authorities said.
At a hearing Tuesday in Los Angeles, prosecutors did not file charges against Woodward, whom police suspect of having caused the mother of the child to have a miscarriage, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Sources familiar with the case, who did not want to be identified because of the ongoing investigation, told the newspaper that Woodward was suspected of placing an unspecified powder in the vaginal area of his girlfriend.
The sources told the newspaper that police are in the process of testing the powder.
Woodward, 37, who also owns a restaurant in the Los Angeles area, was taken into custody on Sunday by L.A. police homicide detectives investigating the miscarriage, which occurred on Oct. 19.
Woodward is believed to have been ``the biological father of the baby,'' according to a statement issued by police.
On Sunday, Woodward was booked into a local jail in lieu of $2 million bail. It's unclear if he has been released from custody following Tuesday's court hearing.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call Wilshire Area Homicide Detectives at 213-473-0446 or to a 24-hour, toll-free number at 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (527-3247). Callers may also text ``CRIMES'' with a cellphone or log onto www.lapdonline.org and click on ``Web Tips.'' When using a cellphone, all messages should begin with ``LAPD.'' Tipsters may remain anonymous
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Cops believe they now know how a famous L.A. restaurateur allegedly murdered his unborn child -- and it all has to do with a deadly white powder.
Woodward's baby mama says one night back in October -- when she was pregnant -- Woodward kept putting his hand in a plastic bag and then touching her sexually.
The woman says she lost the baby a few hours later ... and remembers seeing a white powdery substance on her underwear.
According to the affidavit, cops had reason to believe the powder was a drug called Misoprostol -- which is often used for early abortions and to induce labor. Cops then executed the warrant and set up a sting operation.
Now get this: Under police supervision, the woman called Woodward -- who did not know she had lost the baby -- and told him she was still pregnant and wanted him to come over.
According to the affidavit, when police approached Woodward outside of her apartment, he pulled out a "small piece of clear plastic with a white powdery substance" from his pocket and dropped it on the ground.
Police seized the substance -- which Woodward would not identify -- and arrested him. Cops are waiting on the test results of the substance, but believe it's Misoprostol. Woodward has yet to be charged with a crime.
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