ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 14NF3221
Date: July 21, 2017
MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRIVE-BY SHOOTING ON 91 FREEWAY
SANTA ANA – A man was sentenced today to five years in state prison for shooting at a man in another car on the 91 Freeway.
Defendant: Jerry Valentin, 35, Scottsdale, Arizona
Pleaded guilty on April 12, 2017, to: Continue reading
Santa Ana briefly turned into a scene from the Mad Max movie on Sunday, at 7:45 p.m., as two vehicles that were traveling north on South Main Street became involved in a road rage incident, according to the SAPD.
The suspect vehicle cut off the victim’s vehicle then proceeded to honk at the victim. The suspect, a male Latino, then pulled up next to the victim’s car and pointed a handgun at him. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 15CF0049
Date: March 6, 2015
SANTA ANA – A former Signal Hill Police Department (SHPD) officer was arrested today on charges of using excessive force under the color of authority. Jacob Emory Swigger, 39, Lake Forest, is charged with one felony count of excessive force by a police officer and one felony count of assault with a firearm. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of four years in state prison. Swigger is out of custody on $50,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned on March 30, 2015. The time and department are to be determined.
At the time of the crime, Swigger was working as a police officer with SHPD. The defendant is accused of committing the crime on his way into work dressed in civilian clothing and driving his personal vehicle. Continue reading
Robert Allen Barnhart
Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 11WF2614: September 30, 2013
MAN SENTENCED FOR ASSAULTING VICTIM FOLLOWING ROAD RAGE PURSUIT AND CRASH
WESTMINSTER – A man was sentenced Friday for assaulting a victim following a road rage pursuit. Robert Allen Barnhart, 54, Bellflower, was found guilty by a jury July 25, 2013, of two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one misdemeanor count of battery. He was sentenced Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, to 180 days in jail, 185 days in jail stayed pending completion of five years formal probation, lifetime license revocation, and ordered to attend 22 weeks of anger management classes. Continue reading