Santa Ana man charged with murdering a woman in Newport Beach

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 16HF0002

Date: January 4, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY

* No further information will be released at this time

WHO: Nain Issac Nieto Hernandez, 29, Santa Ana

WHAT: Has been charged with and will be arraigned on one felony count of murder. If convicted, Hernandez faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in state prison.

WHEN: Today, Jan. 4, 2016, at a time to be determined this afternoon

WHERE: Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana

The investigation in this case is ongoing. No further information will be released at this time.

Senior Deputy District Attorney Matt Murphy of the Homicide Unit is prosecuting this case.

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TONY RACKAUCKAS, District Attorney

Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff
Office: 714-347-8408
Cell: 714-292-2718

Click here to read our original post about Nieto’s arrest for murdering a Long Beach woman in Newport Beach.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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