The OCDA won’t file charges after a homeless man was killed by a maniacal OC Jail inmate
The OCDA announced this week that after investigating the death of a homeless man who was put in a cell with a homicidal maniac at the OC Jail they won't…
Man gets only two years in prison after causing a fatal car crash in Santa Ana
Manuel Jesus Galindo, a 24-year-old man, has been sentenced to only two years in prison for a crash in Santa Ana that killed a passenger in his vehicle. Galindo pleaded…
OCDA Spitzer slams Gov. Newsom for turning the San Quentin prison into a rehab center
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement to transform San Quentin from a prison into a…
Repeate offender sentenced for a fatal DUI crash that killed an elderly O.C. woman and her dog
Ali Zohair Fakhreddine, a 33-year-old Riverside man, pleaded guilty on Friday to causing a deadly DUI crash that killed 72-year-old Cleusa Moraes Coffman of Newport Beach and her Shih Tzu,…
Veteran who fatally stabbed his girlfriend in Anaheim convicted of manslaughter
Frank Moseley, a 34-year-old Iraq War veteran and a resident of Anaheim, was convicted this week of voluntary manslaughter after jurors rejected a murder charge. Moseley fatally stabbed his girlfriend…
O.C. man arrested for a DUI crash that killed the driver of a disabled vehicle
Brea, Calif. - On November 02, 2021, at approximately 7:34 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Carbon Canyon Rd. and Ruby St. for a major traffic collision. Officers…
OC man convicted plotting an escape from the OC Jail and carjacking a taxi
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A convicted kidnapper already serving two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole and an additional seven years to life for kidnapping and torturing a…
Anaheim man convicted of killing his mother with a baseball bat
On May 23, 2017, Anaheim police officers responded to a report of a female heard screaming and the sound of a fight inside a mobile home. When officers arrived, they…
Former SAPD police officer has to pay $95K restitution after a fraud conviction
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 39-year old Santa Ana police officer convicted of committing workers’ compensation insurance fraud for continuing to accept his full pay without working even though he…
Former Santa Ana youth pastor sentenced for molesting a little girl repeatedly
Jonathan Lamont Jenkins, a 60-year-old former Santa Ana church youth pastor, pleaded guilty on Friday and was sentenced to 12 years for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in Santa Ana.…
Santa Ana man sentenced for killing a man he had a dispute with
Juan Yepez Martinez, a 34-year-old Santa Ana man, pleaded guilty Friday and will be spending 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a fellow Santa Ana resident, Carlos Sanchez Benitez,…
Man who accused his twin brother of O.C. kidnappings and rapes convicted
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man who accused his identical twin brother of kidnapping and raping a 9-year-old girl on her way home from buying school supplies and a woman…
Repeat O.C. DUI driver on trial for killing a man who was walking home from work
Sitani Pinomi, 40, a repeat drunken driver is facing second-degree murder, among other DUI-related charges, in connection with the May 19, 2021 traffic death of Aden Alexander Uriostegui, who was…
Felon sentenced for shooting his friend in the head as they drove in Santa Ana
Christopher Samael Sandoval, a 26-year-old felon, pleaded guilty on Friday and was immediately sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting a friend when they got into an argument while…
Two men were arrested after a fatal shooting in Anaheim
Ernest Fernandez Adam Galaviz, 45, and Juan Meza, 26, both Buena Park residents, were arrested after Ernest Fernandez was found shot to death in Anaheim. Anaheim police officers responded to…