Two dead after a Lake Forest man’s alleged third DUI resulted in a crash on the 5 Freeway
https://youtu.be/893wb6qUC1U Jorge ErastoCruz, 33, a Lake Forest man, is facing two counts of murder, which were filed on Tuesday, Nov. 16, after he was involved in a suspected DUI crash…
The OCDA receives $1.9M in grants to combat DUIs
SANTA ANA, Calif. - The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is proud to announce that it has been chosen by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to continue…
O.C. drug dealers can now face murder charges when someone dies from fentanyl poisoning
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer announced today his prosecutors will now be able to charge convicted drug dealers with murder if they manufacture or sell…
DUI driver who caused a fatal chain reaction crash on the 5 Freeway found guilty
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Las Vegas man was convicted today of second-degree murder for initiating a chain reaction crash while driving under the influence in 2018 that killed a…
Charges dropped against man accused of assaulting a cop in Santa Ana during a George Floyd riot
Ernesto Isaiah Luquin, a 24-year-old man, had reason to celebrate last Thursday as felony charges he was facing after being arrested on May 30, 2020 were dropped. The charges were…
Former O.C. Deputy Sheriff pleads guilty to filing a false police report
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Orange County Sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of filing a false police report in connection with failing to properly book…
Two suspected Santa Ana gangbangers charged with murdering a rival gang member
David Angel Lopez and Anthony Garcia, both 20-years-old, were charged on Monday with a gang-related fatal shooting of 18-year-old Miguel Angel Benitez, a rival gang member in Santa Ana. The…
Anti-masker Trumper convicted of trespassing at a Mother’s Market in Costa Mesa
Marianne Campbell Smith , a Trumper from San Juan Capistroano, who refused to leave the Mother's Market in Costa Mesa after employees noticed she was not wearing a mask asked…
Man who drank a bucket of beers before a fatal DUI in Santa Ana is convicted
Jesus Segura Herrera, a 32-year-old man, was convicted on Monday of second-degree murder, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, driving with a blood-alcohol count higher than the legal…
O.C. homeowner who shot and killed an intruder cleared by the OCDA
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has cleared a Newport Beach homeowner of any criminal wrongdoing for shooting and killing an intruder who broke into his…
Former O.C. Lyft driver gets 8 years in prison for raping a customer
Jorge Tapiacastro, a 46-year-old former Lyft driver, got only eight years in prison for raping a woman who had paid him to take her home, almost two years ago. Tapiacastro…
Anaheim man charged with sexually assaulting a Chapman University student on campus
SANTA ANA — A 22-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Chapman University freshman outside of her dormitory early Friday morning. Dalante Jerome Bell, 22, of Anaheim,…