Man convicted of escaping from the O.C. Jail and kidnapping a cab driver
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The first of three inmates charged with carrying out an elaborate escape from the Orange County Men’s Central Jail along with two other inmates in 2016…
Irvine man tried to avenge crimes against Asians by kidnapping and trying to sexually assault a woman
Irvine, Calif. (April 9, 2021) – Last night, Irvine Police arrested 37-year-old Michael Sangbong Rhee for kidnapping with the intent to commit a sexual assault against a woman at an…
Twin YouTube stars plead guilty to charges involving fake Irvine bank robberies
https://youtu.be/t_F_0UMJEsc SANTA ANA, Calif. – Twin brothers who star in YouTube videos featuring pranks on unsuspecting people pleaded guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment and reporting false emergencies in connection with…
Suspect in the mass shooting in Orange charged with 4 counts of murder and 3 counts of attempted murder
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man accused of shooting and killing four people, including a 9-year-old boy, and attempting to kill three more people Wednesday evening after chaining the gates…
Trumper finally arrested for assaulting a Santa Ana resident at a Stop the Steal rally
A Trumper named Kim Sorgente has been arrested for "assault with a deadly weapon" at the Santa Ana "Stop the Steal" rally last Dec. 6, according to Vern Nelson, the…
The ex-husband of a Santa Ana woman beat her to death and now could get the death penalty
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Lake Forest man has been charged with murder for beating his ex-wife to death with a tire iron after she arrived at her job as…
Santa Ana man who sexually assaulted two little girls will spend the rest of his life in prison
Hector Rojas Medina, 47, will serve 75 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting two girls related to his live-in girlfriend in Santa Ana. Medina was convicted in February…
Santa Ana ex-con convicted of stabbing a man to death
Darrick Patrick Ocegueda, 45, an ex-con, was convicted again on Tuesday, in Santa Ana, on charges of first-degree murder for the stabbing death of a 24-year-old man following a dispute.…
The O.C.D.A. is ready to prosecute a violent sexual predator if the L.A.D.A. drops the charges
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has filed special circumstance murder charges against a sexually violent predator for kidnapping a 6-year-old boy from his Anaheim Hills…
OC Sheriff’s Deputy charged with filing a false police report and perjury
SANTA ANA, Calif. – An Orange County Sheriff’s deputy who served as a field training officer has been charged with two felonies in connection with filing a false police report…
The OCDA calls for an end to systemic racism in criminal justice and ending mass incarceration
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer today released a series of guiding principles for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office regarding the role of the prosecutor in our society.…
Professional MMA fighter Ralph Gracie sentenced for unprovoked attack on a five-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A professional mixed martial artist and owner of several Gracie Barre Jiu-Jitsu academies was sentenced to six months in the Orange County Jail today after pleading…
The OCDA is prosecuting several O.C. suspects who filed fake COVID-19 related unemployment claims
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer was joined by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris at a press conference this morning to announce the prosecution of two business owners…
Several suspects face new charges related to assaulting Trumpers and rioting in Orange County
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Long Beach woman charged with attempted murder and multiple other felonies for running over counter-protesters with her car at a protest she helped organize last…