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April 29, 2013
Dennis Rodman Due in Court Today Over Domestic Violence, Child Visitation Issues
Dennis Rodman has famously been going to North Korea as a non-appointed ambassador to broker some kind of peace with the United States.But the NBA Hall of Famer is due in a Santa Ana courtroom today to seek peace with his ex-wife, who wants to resolve child visitation issues and domestic violence al ... More >>
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August 14, 2012
[UPDATED with Delay:] Saul Jose Salazar Faces Murder Trial for Stabbing of Mom's Tenant
See update at the end of this post on the trial being delayed. ORIGINAL POST, AUG. 13, 9:47 A.M.: Trial is scheduled to begin this morning for Saul Jose Salazar, who is accused of plunging a pocket knife into the chest and arm of his mother's house guest, killing the 33-year-old family friend.Shoul ... More >>
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June 28, 2012
[UPDATED with Conviction:] Ricardo Guerra Rocha Guilty of Murder in Shooting Over Best Mexican State
See update at the end of this post on Ricardo Guerra Rocha being found guilty.ORIGINAL POST, JUNE 20, 10:03 A.M.: A 19-year-old Santa Ana man is scheduled to face trial this morning for the shooting-murder of an innocent bystander outside a popular Santa Ana taco joint where an argument had broken o ... More >>
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April 2, 2012
Old Coot From the 909 Stands Trial For Driving Drunk, Killing a Woman and Injuring Her Son
Way to wrap up your life, Edward Stanley Butler. According to the Orange County District Attorney's Office, the 71-year-old San Bernardino man "faces a maximum sentence of seven years and eight in state prison if convicted" of downing vodka and slamming his car into that of Tamiko Kaminaga, 60, ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
[UPDATED with Plea:] Scott Evans Dekraai, Mass Murder Suspect, Indicted by Grand Jury
UPDATE, JAN. 18, 3:38 P.M.: Accused mass killer Scott Evans Dekraai pleaded not guilty to eight murder counts at today's arraignment hearing in Santa Ana. If a feeling of deja vu just washed over you, fret not; Dekraai also pleaded not guilty at an arraignment hearing last year. Today's arraignme ... More >>
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December 7, 2011
[UPDATED With Murder Conviction:] Jaime Jezzuel Lopez, Accused Of Luring Man With Sex And Then Bludgeoning Him To Death, Faces Life In Prison, Trial Starts Tomorrow
UPDATE, DEC. 7, 6:05 P.M.: Jaime Jezzuel Lopez was convicted of committing first-degree murder during the commission of a robbery today.The Orange County Register reports that the jury was out for about four hours before convicting Lopez for his role in the bludgeoning death of Rejinold Ha ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
Irvine 11 Trial: Verdict Expected Soon
Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyClosing arguments concluded yesterday in the Irvine 11 trial. Twelve jurors are in deliberations, weighing about a week of testimony. The defendants--Mohamed Mohy-Eldeen Abdelgany, Khalid Gahgat Akari, Aslam Abbasi Akhtar, Joseph Tamim Haider, Taher ... More >>
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September 7, 2011
"Irvine 11" Jury Trial's Opening Statements are Today
Opening statements begin this afternoon in the misdemeanor criminal trial of the Irvine 11, whittled down to 10 Muslim student-defendants from the University of California at Irvine and Riverside since the February 2010 speech at UCI by Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren that drew the c ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
[UPDATED with Sentence:] Thanh Van Tran Guilty of Murdering Lunar New Year Partier Outside Little Saigon Restaurant
UPDATE, JULY 29, 3:02 P.M.: 29-year-old Thanh Van Tran, who a jury found guilty last month of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Lunar New Year celebrant leaving a Garden Grove restaurant in 2009, was sentenced today to 40 years to life in state prison.Co-defendant and fellow Garden ... More >>
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July 27, 2011
[UPDATED with Guilty Plea:] Christian Trinidad Gonzalez, Young Father, Accused of Murdering His Baby by Throwing and Shaking Her
UPDATE, JULY 27, 3:55 P.M.: 25-year-old Christian Trinidad Gonzalez was convicted today of murdering his 2-month-old baby daughter by throwing her onto a couch and shaking her in his Santa Ana apartment. During the sixth day of his trial, and in the middle of cross-examination of his own testim ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
[BREAKING with More Coverage:] Eric Naposki GUILTY of Murder!
UPDATE, JULY 14, 6:25 P.M.: The Weekly's R. Scott Moxley was in the courtroom this afternoon as the guilty verdict was read in former NFL player Eric Naposki's special circumstances murder trial.Check back for Moxley's latest trial coverage. In the meantime, take a look at his story, "Eric, Get Y ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
[UPDATED with Trial Order:] Akeem Jelani Johnson Accused of Raping Drunk Australian Outside Bar
UPDATE, JULY 7, 5:01 P.M.: Orange County Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals ruled Wednesday that Akeem Jelani Johnson must stand trial for allegedly raping a drunken Australian tourist outside Godfather's Bar in Tustin that day after Thanksgiving 2010.However, Goethals dismissed charges against ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
[UPDATED with Restitution Order:] Elyse Marie Kennedy, Bookkeeper with Herman Munster Bangs, Guilty of Embezzling $129,000 From Church
UPDATE, MARCH 23, 12:19 P.M.: Former bookkeeper Elyse Marie Kennedy has been ordered to pay back $113,000 she stole from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Tustin.That's the amount attorney's agreed upon in the wake of the 37-year-old Santa Anan's March guilty plea to forgery in the theft of $129,00 ... More >>
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June 9, 2011
Thanh Van Tran Convicted of Murdering Lunar New Year Partier Outside Little Saigon Restaurant
A man who fatally shot a Lunar New Year celebrator outside D Saigon restaurant in Garden Grove in 2009 was found guilty by a jury today of second-degree murder.The jury also found true the sentencing enhancement for the personal discharge of a firearm causing death against Thanh Van Tran. The ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
[UPDATED] Elyse Marie Kennedy, Bookkeeper with Herman Munster Bangs, Guilty of Embezzling $129,000 From Church
UPDATE, MARCH 24, 4:29 P.M.: Former bookkeeper Elyse Marie Kennedy pleaded guilty today to stealing $129,000 from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Tustin between 2007 and 2009. The 37-year-old Santa Ana resident with Herman Munster bangs (at least when this booking photo was shot) was sentenced ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
Ricardo Avalos Maffey, Molesting Church Pastor, Tried to Blame 14-Year-Old Girl, But Jury Didn't Buy It
Here's something every mother of a 14-year-old girl fears: finding e-mails to her from the family's 44-year-old church pastor saying, "Okay, picture dis. U making out with me n my lips are really cracked n dry. As u pull away a lil piece of skin gets stuck 2 u" and, "There are no ways to describe ... More >>
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March 4, 2011
[UPDATED] Carlie Rose Attebury, Ex-El Modena High Band Teacher, Gets 16 Months for Unlawful Sex with 15-year-old Boy
UPDATE, MARCH 4, 2:52 P.M.: Former El Modena High School band teacher Carlie Rose Attebury was sentenced today to 16 months in prison for having sex with a then-15-year-old boy who was her drum major.The 31-year-old Orange resident must also register as a sex offender for life.She was also ... More >>
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February 17, 2011
Jan Morton Heger Allegedly Pulled $898K Scam With Baja Resort, Ghana Oil Funds and African Gold Mines
An attorney is scheduled to be arraigned in Santa Ana this morning on charges of stealing $898,000 from 11 victims in an elaborate investment scheme that involved a luxury resort in Baja California, oil fund loans from Ghana and African gold mine revenues in Ghanan and Nigerian banks. Jan Morton ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
[UPDATED: Suspect Indicted] Robert Sickles, OC Homicide No. 1: Stabbed Outside Hotel New Year's Party in Costa Mesa
Courtesy of the OCDAAdam Randy Baker's booking photoUPDATE, FEB. 10, 5:36 P.M.: The case regarding a New Year's Eve murder and stabbing at a Costa Mesa hotel took a step forward this afternoon. Adam Randy Baker, 23, of Dana Point has been indicted by the Orange County Grand Jury on ... More >>
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January 25, 2011
Rebeca Nivarez Murder Trial Begins Today, With Her Son Ricardo Dagoberto Diaz-Nivarez's Soon to Follow
CLICK HERE FOR UPDATED POST DETAILING REBECA NIVAREZ'S CONVICTION.Rebeca Nivarez, 46, of Garden Grove, is expected in a Santa Ana courtroom this morning for the start of her murder trial. She and her 25-year-old son allegedly plotted to rob and murder a Santa Ana jewelry salesman whose body was n ... More >>
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January 10, 2011
[UPDATED:] Wanted: Man Who Dumped Drunk Woman in Alley After His Friend Raped Her
Update, January 10, 5:23 p.m.: The Orange County District Attorney's Office has released to the media surveillance photos taken from Godfather's bar in Tustin early Nov. 26 of a man who is believed to have participated in helping facilitate a woman's rape.On the following page, you'll see larger ... More >>
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December 10, 2010
[UPDATE:] 19 UC Irvine Students and Supporters Face Criminal Charges for Protesting
Update, December 10, 12:41 p.m.: Occupy UCI!--"an autonomous body in Orange County attempting to subvert hegemonic, state-supporting/ed protest by promoting radical discourse and militant action"--is accusing campus administrations of conspiring with prosecutors when it came to the timing of ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
Alberto Solis Guzman Convicted in 4-Year-Old's Death; His Girlfriend Up on Murder of Her Son
Alberto Solis Guzman has been convicted of assaulting his girlfriend's 4-year-old son with great bodily injury to the child's head resulting in his death, but the 30-year-old's lover faces not only that charge but a murder rap and other felony counts at her trial.Like Guzman, who is scheduled t ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
Marwan Abdellatif, Douglas Nissan Manager, is Fugitive in Elaborate Customer Fraud Case
The Orange County District Attorney's Office is reaching out to the public in its search for the former Douglas Nissan desk manager, who is accused of stealing the identities of unsuspecting customers and defrauding banks in the sale of used cars at the Orange dealership.A $2 million arrest warr ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Arthur Gonzales Diaz, Unlicensed Real Estate Broker, Allegedly Defrauded Latino Clients
County prosecutors are seeking the public's help in finding other potential victims of a man arraigned today for allegedly defrauding more than $87,000 from Hispanic victims in real estate fraud scheme. Arthur Gonzales Diaz, 56, of Anaheim, is charged with seven felony counts of grand theft and ... More >>
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October 22, 2010
Nicholas James Needham, Up on Molesting 5-Year-Old Boy, May Have Harmed Others
Authorities are looking for other young victims of Nicholas James Needham, a 27-year-old registered sex offender who used to reside in Laguna Beach but most recently was living, working and--according to authorities--molesting in Orange, where he allegedly reached over a public restroom urinal to ... More >>
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September 14, 2010
Andrew Thomas Gallo, Accused of Killing Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart and 2 Others, is Not Only Alleged Drunken Driver Up on Murder Today
Andrew Thomas GalloSeparate murder trials for two alleged drunken drivers begin this morning in Orange County.One you've heard a lot about, the other not so much.Guess that's to be expected when a rookie phenom Angels pitcher is a murder victim in the more talked-about case.
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August 19, 2010
[UPDATED:] Trial of the Alleged Torture Dad Ends in Conviction
We have a verdict, ladies and gentlemen. Torture dad is going to find out what cellmates do to people like him after all. Read about his testimony, and the jury's decision after the jump.Have you ever heard the one about the man living in a van, down by the river, who is being accused of torturin ... More >>
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July 20, 2010
3 of Top 10 Most Wanted International Fugitives Hail From Orange County
Long before the Interwebs were awash with lists like "Top 10 Squeaky Cat Toys" and "Top 25 Geeky Video Game Comic Book D&D Tie-Ins," the FBI was issuing its top 10 lists of most-wanted criminals.Perhaps you've even seen them at the post office.The long arm of the bureau extends beyond the 50 ... More >>
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June 30, 2010
[UPDATED:] Kevin Michael Sianez, Ex-Cop Allegedly Defrauded P.I. Clients, Intimidated Critics and Sought Women to Screw His Dog
UPDATE: Former cop Kevin Michael Sianez, who failed to show up for his Tuesday arraignment, turned himself in (updates throughout). After Kevin Michael Sianez failed to show up for his scheduled arraignment Tuesday morning on a 63-count criminal complaint that alleges the former Santa Ana and Sta ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
[UPDATED:] Julian Sermano CONVICTED of Murdering Critic of His Singing
UPDATE: Julian Sermano was convicted of murder today (details below . . .) A 58-year-old San Juan Capistrano man was convicted today of stabbing another man to death in a park after arguing over who was a better singer. A jury in Santa Ana found Julian Sermano guilty of one felony count of second ... More >>
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June 7, 2010
Blair Christopher Hanloh Allegedly Took, Fixed and Rented Out Homes He Did Not Own
Blair Christopher Hanloh, 46, of Long Beach, was charged Friday with stealing more than $3.5 million in a fraudulent scheme that had him allegedly taking over homes he did not own, fixing them up a little, taking ads out on Craigslist and renting the houses out to the unsuspecting.Hanloh, who is ... More >>
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May 25, 2010
Brian Dopler's Trial for Stalking Detective Investigating Him for Stalking Begins Today
Courtesy of Orange County District Attorney's OfficeBrian "The Doplerganger" DoplerA Huntington Beach man faces trial this morning for allegedly stalking a police detective who was investigating the defendant for stalking someone else.
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May 12, 2010
Sexual Assault Conviction for After-School Laundry Room Come-On
Flickr user Aaron Gustafson / Creative CommonsMeant to clean things.Jonathan Jimenez-Gonzalez couldn't take "no" for an answer, so now he's going to prison.
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May 3, 2010
Ethan Emanuel Rosenfeld's Trial in 82-Year-Old Mother's Murder by Strangulation Begins
Opening statements begin this morning in the Santa Ana trial of a 52-year-old Laguna Woods man accused of strangling and murdering his 82-year-old widowed mother at the Leisure World home they shared.The trial will be held in two phases because Ethan Emanuel Rosenfeld has entered pleas of "not gu ... More >>
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April 22, 2010
[UPDATED:] Newborn Baby Girl, OC Homicide No. 13: Young Mother Held
UPDATE: Orange County District Attorney lays out the charges against young mother on eve of her arraignment (details at end of post) . . . Wikipedia CommonsA young mother who told her parents she was not feeling well was taken to a local hospital, where doctors determined she had just given birth ... More >>
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April 12, 2010
Jason Russell Richardson's Death Penalty Trial Begins Today
Jason Russell RichardsonThe death penalty trial for a man accused of the 2007 killing of the manager of a Home Depot in Tustin is scheduled to begin in less than an hour.Opening statements are to be heard beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, where Jason Russell Richa ... More >>
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April 9, 2010
[UPDATED:] Yanira Valderrama Held in Newborn's Murder
UPDATE: Just when you thought this couldn't get worse (details below) . . . Courtesy of Fullerton Police DepartmentYanira ValderramaA 20-year-old Fullerton resident has been arrested for the September 2009 murder of her newborn baby boy.Yanira Valderrama was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murd ... More >>
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February 11, 2010
Michael Vincent Petronella and Wife to Be Trading "Their Pradas for Prison Garb"
A Laguna Hills roofing contractor was convicted today of lavishly spending illegal profits on luxury goods by cheating the Workers' Compensation Insurance system in what the Orange County District Attorney's office called one of the largest known fraud cases of its kind in California history.At t ... More >>
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February 3, 2010
Girls Volleyball Coach Could Get a Year for Allegedly Exposing Player's Vagina and Breasts
A 36-year-old Sacramento Christian high school teacher and girls volleyball coach could get up to a year in the pokey after allegedly exposing a 17-year-old player's vagina and breasts in the midst of what was supposed to be an athletic massage.The incident involving Minh Anh Nguyen--who faces on ... More >>
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January 27, 2010
Man Convicted in Texting-While-Driving Killing
Martin Burt Kuehl, 42, of Costa Mesa, faces up to nine years in state prison after being convicted today of being so distracted by texting while driving that he killed a pedestrian.Martha Ovalle, 32, was crossing the interection at Westcliff and Dover drives in Newport Beach the morning of Aug. 2 ... More >>
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January 6, 2010
Clippers Commentator Allegedly Stole $735,000 From Retiree With Inoperable Brain Tumor
NBA.comMike SmithWith seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Los Angeles Clippers are pulling off an improbable victory over the Los Angeles Lakers--and Mike Smith is helping to call the action alongside Ralph Lawler on Fox Sports West.Nice work if you can get it--especially when you are facing ... More >>
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December 8, 2009
And You Thought You Had Daddy Issues!
A 56-year-old man who used to call San Clemente home has been indicted for allegedly torturing, repeatedly shooting and suffocating to death his 21-year-old daughter, whose body he is accused of having wrapped in several layers of plastic and hidden in his RV's freezer. She was murdered in Decemb ... More >>
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December 2, 2009
Same-Day Convictions for School Workers Who Molested Girls
Remember when school was a safe place to send your kids?Two separate convictions of school employees who sexually assaulted girls were handed down Tuesday.
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November 23, 2009
Murder Trial Tied to Spat Over Girl, Vandalized Car Begins Today
The trial begins in a Santa Ana courtroom this morning for a 21-year-old Santa Ana man who allegedly murdered a Lake Forest man over a dispute involving a friend's girlfriend. Luis Rivera, 22, had told people in his Lake Forest neighborhood that Edgar Calvillo, Santos Escamilla, 21, of Santa Ana, ... More >>
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November 17, 2009
Hello, Special Place in Hell? I'd Like to Make a Reservation
FreeFoto.com Welcome. The Orange County District Attorney's office shot over the release after the jump about a former caretaker for developmentally disabled adults facing arraignment Thursday for allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from her clients by writing checks from their account ... More >>
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October 23, 2009
Man Convicted in 1991 Cinco De Mayo Killing
Talk about a party wrecker. This just came in from the DA:A man was convicted today of murdering a family friend on Cinco de Mayo in 1991 by shooting him in the face. Jesus Guillermo Batiz Rosales, 69, Santa Ana, was convicted of one felony count of murder and the sentencing enhancement allegatio ... More >>
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September 2, 2008
More Details on Post-War Crime
Various news agencies have identified the 25-year-old suspect in the beating death of his 19-year-old girlfriend and aspiring model as a distinguished U.S. Army Iraq war veteran who earned a Purple Heart, an Army Commendation Medal and a Combat Infantry Badge. Now, the retired infantryman sits in O ... More >>
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December 26, 2007
Officer, is that dandruff under your nostril?
It’s the last week of 2007 inside Orange County’s Central Justice Center, and the place is dead except at each of the three public entrances. A half-dozen young bailiffs have forgotten security fears (Al-Qaeda!) but collect pay and perks while they chat happily about the electronic toys they rec ... More >>
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September 20, 2007
Walk Until They Don't Drop
Walk to Stop Executions
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