The OCDA turns over a recently discovered Sheriff’s jail log to defense attorneys
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 12ZF0137 (Wozniak)/12ZF0128 (Dekraai) Date: June 9, 2016 OCDA TURNS OVER RECENTLY UNCOVERED OCSD SPECIAL HANDLING LOG TO COURT AND FILES BRIEFS REQUESTING HEARING…
Anaheim man charged with inciting a riot at a Trump rally
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Case # 16WF0899 Date: May 2, 2016 MAN CHARGED AND ARRAIGNED FOR THROWING OBJECT THAT DAMAGED CHP PATROL VEHICLE AND INCITING RIOT AT DONALD TRUMP…
Jury acquits a Santa Ana man who was accused of molesting his ex-girlfriend’s daughters
Ignacio Gaytan Hernandez, a 40-year-old Santa Ana man, was acquitted Tuesday of molesting the two daughters of his former girlfriend, according to the O.C. Register. The girls, ages 11 and 14,…
Santa Ana man facing Federal charges of pointing a laser pointer at a police helicopter
It is hard to believe that a 35-year-old man would be inclined to aim a laser pointer at a police helicopter, but FBI agents arrested a man that age, Mario…
Manufacturer settles lawsuit for selling Nabisco ginger snaps with high lead levels
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE Date: January 22, 2016 LARGEST SNACK FOOD MANUFACTURER IN THE NATION TO PAY MORE THAN $758,000 IN CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWSUIT FOR SELLING COOKIES WITH LEAD…
Restitution sought from former Orange County employee Carlos Bustamante
County Seeks Restitution from Former Employee Sentenced for Crimes The County of Orange formally asked a judge Friday to order former employee Carlos Bustamante to pay restitution as part of…
Santa Ana lawyer sues Applebees after a fingertip was found in a salad
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jess Block Nerren, jess@feltenmedia.com, 909-706-8525 Client of Eric Traut Sues Applebees After Finding Fingertip in Salad SANTA ANA, CA – The disturbing trend of biological…
O.C.D.A. Rackauckas blasted by his hand-picked committee of legal experts regarding the use of jailhouse snitches
A committee of legal experts, referred to as the Informant Policies & Practices Evaluation Committee (IPPEC), hand-picked by Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas on Monday issued a report declaring…
Recall effort against Judge who gave a light sentence to a Santa Ana molester fails
A recall campaign against Judge Marc Kelly, an Orange County Superior Court judge who reduced the sentence for a Santa Ana man convicted of sexually assaulting a 3-year-old relative, has…
Ex-con with a long criminal record charged with assaulting a 3-year-old girl in Santa Ana
John Luis Whelpley, a 45-year-old ex-con, was charged on Tuesday with assault and making criminal threats for allegedly attacking a 3-year-old girl with a screwdriver and another victim with a flower pot,…
The O.C. Bomb Squad investigating at the Reagan U.S. Courthouse in DTSA
The Orange County Fire Authority requested help from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad today at around 3 p.m., in response to a report of a suspicious package or substance at…
Schatzle endorsed for OC Superior Court Judge by the Santa Ana Police Officers’ Association
SANTA ANA POA ENDORSEMENT BOLSTERS KAREN SCHATZLE'S CAMPAIGN FOR JUDGE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2015 Orange, CA - The Santa Ana Police Officers' Association became the latest public safety organization to…
Serve on the next Orange County Grand Jury
Serve on the Next OC Grand Jury The Orange County Superior Court seeks OC residents to serve on the next Orange County Grand Jury. The deadline to apply is January…
New case management system for O.C. family and juvenile cases
New Case Management System for Family and Juvenile Cases By: OC Supervisor Lisa Bartlett This week the Orange County Superior Court successfully launched the use of a new case management…