Email Author MATT COKER

Awards

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published February 4, 2010

  "Douchebag Does Sundance"

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2011 Stories by MATT COKER

• Raul Barrientos in Court for Allegedly Raping Disabled Woman in Fullerton College Restroom

  published Dec 07, 2011

  You can imagine Raul Barrientos telling a lady, "Look into my bedroom eyes, liebchen, and I will take you places you've never been before." But the Anaheim 22-year-old has a pre-trial hearing schedule... More >>

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  David Hunt, Former Newport Beach City Attorney, Gets Probation, Fines for Drunk Crash

  published Dec 06, 2011

  Former Newport Beach city attorney David Hunt was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to drunken driving and crashing into a parked car in September.The 53-year-old Santa Ana resi... More >>

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  Danielle Rene Deichman Gets 60 Days for Filing False Report That Spread Panic of Predator

  published Dec 06, 2011

  A 20-year-old woman admitted sparking panic throughout South County by falsely reporting she was sexually assaulted in the same area as another recent attack.Danielle Rene Deichman of Laguna Niguel ... More >>

• Chris Myers, GOP Mayor Said to Have Hooked Up with Male Hooker in Newport Hotel, Resigns

  published Dec 06, 2011

  Remember that New Jersey mayor Moxley wrote about a couple months ago, the one who was married, with children and a rising GOP star before a male hooker claimed the politician hired him for an illicit... More >>

• Steven Neil Paff, Monitored Sex Offender, Gets 2 Years for Following Girl Around Store

  published Dec 06, 2011

  Steven Neil Paff, a 46-year-old drifter and previously convicted sex offender, has been sentenced to two years in state prison for creeping out a 13-year-old girl at a Foothill Ranch supermarket while... More >>

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  The Artist Adds 1st Ever OC Film Society Best Picture Award to New York Film Critics Honor

  published Dec 06, 2011

  The Orange County Film Society screening of the sorta-silent, black-and-white, buzz-deserving The Artist Monday night drew a packed audience to the historic Lido in Newport Beach, insider stories from... More >>

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  Chapman Forecast That's Only Been Wrong Once Since 1944 Has GOP Presidential Win

  published Dec 06, 2011

  A Chapman University presidential forecast equation calls for a Republican presidential win in the November 2012 election.The Anderson Center for Economic Research data does not identify specific cand... More >>

• Robert Duston Strong and David Michael Knick, Presumed Killers of Sheriff's Sgt. Ira Essoe Jr., Must Be Freed

  published Dec 06, 2011

  Orange County Superior Court Judge Craig Robison has ruled that the presumed killers of an Orange County sheriff's sergeant must be released immediately. Compelling legal twists led to Robison's rulin... More >>

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  Woman Plunges to Her Death From Queen Mary

  published Dec 06, 2011

  A distraught 26-year-old woman who had been arguing with her boyfriend plunged 75 feet to her death from a Queen Mary walkway to the chilly waters of Long Beach Harbor Monday night. The unidentified w... More >>

• Kainat Syeda Gets Jail, Probation and Huge Restitution Bill for Stealing $225,000 in Tow Fees as Anaheim Police Cadet

  published Dec 05, 2011

  A former Anaheim Police Department cadet who stole more than $225,000 in cash fees paid to the City of Anaheim for the release of impounded vehicles got a year in jail and five years probation at her ... More >>

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  Kathia Maria Davis Claims She Did Not Sex Up Teen Son's Hockey Teammates

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Not only did last week's arraignment of a hockey mom accused of sex with her young teen son's teammates produce a plea of not guilty from the defendant but also more details about her alleged crimes.K... More >>

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  Oscar Robles Diaz Sentenced to 16 Years to Life for Stabbing Ex-Roommate to Death

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Oscar Robles Diaz, who killed a former roommate by stabbing him 20 times outside the Santa Ana residence they once shared, has been sentenced to 16 years to life in state prison. Into the wee hours of... More >>

• Charles Edward Blackmon Accused of Being Wienerschnitzel Model-Burglar

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Hey, remember that burglar who unwittingly posed for the surveillance camera at an Anaheim Wienerschnitzel restaurant last monthrAccording to Anaheim Police, Charles Edward Blackmon, 40, of Los Angele... More >>

• Alfredo Fraga, 23, Who Sexually Assaulted Woman, 58, Near Park Trail, Gets 15 Years

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Alfredo Fraga, 23,  of Orange, was sentenced last week to 15 years to life in state prison for dragging a 58-year-old woman into the bushes near a park walking trail and sexually assaulting her.... More >>

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  Christopher Raymond Olague, Pastor Accused of Molesting Girl, 8, and Having Child Porn That Included Female Relative, 6, Pleads Not Guilty

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Church pastor Christopher Raymond Olague pleaded not guilty at his arraignment last week to molesting an 8-year-old girl who was allegedly paid $40 not to say anything about being victimized and havi... More >>

• [CLARIFICATION on Plea Deal:] Devon Lynn Kile, Real Housewives Wannabe, Won't Be Trading Pradas for Prison Garb

  published Dec 02, 2011

  CLARIFICATION, DEC. 2, 12:30 P.M.: An Orange County Superior Court judge ordered last month's plea-and-sentencing deal that had Devon Lynn Kile, the 46-year-old Real Housewives of Orange County wannab... More >>

• Homeless Veterans Need Your Help

  published Dec 02, 2011

  Telling you about the National Guard armories that opened last night and will open tomorrow night to provide winter shelter for the homeless, we mentioned the nonprofit running the program for the cou... More >>

• Roving DUI Patrols Hit Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel and Laguna Woods Tonight

  published Dec 02, 2011

  The Orange County Sheriff's Department holds DUI roving patrols tonight in Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel and Laguna Woods.Deputies will target areas that have a high incidence of DUI-relate... More >>

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  More Than 60 Percent of Undocumented Adults Have Been in U.S. Over 10 Years: Study

  published Dec 01, 2011

  Nearly two-thirds of the 10.2 million unauthorized adult immigrants in the U.S. have lived in this country for at least 10 years and nearly half--4.7 million--are parents of minor children, accordin... More >>

• Key Witness in Massive Mortgage Foreclosure "Robo-Signing" Fraud Case Turns Up Dead

  published Dec 01, 2011

  A notary public who was to be the key witness against two Irvine title officers accused of orchestrating a massive mortgage foreclosure "robo-signing" fraud scheme was found dead in her Las Vegas hom... More >>

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  Wind Storm That's Pounded the Rest of Southern California Kicks Ups in OC

  published Dec 01, 2011

  Orange County seemed to be spared from the "once a decade type wind storm" that has toppled trees, overturned big rigs and knocked out power to 300,000 people in Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Ange... More >>

• Allied Management Group Special Investigation Unit of Santa Ana Accused of Being Sham Health Care Fraud Finders

  published Dec 01, 2011

  Allied Management Group Special Investigation Unit (AMG-SIU) bills itself as "The Total Health Care Fraud, Waste and Abuse Solution." But the Santa Ana fraud finders find themselves at the center of a... More >>

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  Man Who Beat and Robbed 88-year-old Woman Sought

  published Nov 30, 2011

  The Orange County Sheriff's Department is reaching out to the public to help find a man who robbed and roughed up an 88-year-old woman who'd returned to her Tustin area home after making a bank withdr... More >>

• Veronica Martinez Gets Prison Time and More Than $800k in Penalties for Stealing $284k

  published Nov 30, 2011

  A 51-year-old La Habra woman pleaded guilty today to defrauding the fence company she worked at out of $284,000 and was sentenced to three years and four months in state prison. But Veronica Martinez... More >>

• Devon Lynn Kile, Real Housewives Wannabe, Won't Be Trading Pradas for Prison Garb

  published Nov 30, 2011

  When Laguna Hills roofing contractor Michael Vincent Petronella was convicted for one of the largest known frauds of its kind in California history, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas fam... More >>