A woman who lost her baby while at the OC Jail will get a $1.5 M settlement
The O.C. Supervisors agreed to pay a $1.5M settlement with Ciera Stoetling, a woman who lost a baby when it was born while she was in custody at the Orange…
The OCDA is providing ongoing victim support to families impacted by the mass shooting in Orange
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office issued the following statement to correct factual misstatements made over the weekend regarding a mass shooting that left four people…
28-year-old O.C. cold case finally solved as the OCDA clears their sex assault kit backlog
https://youtu.be/Tqr8ELNSWMc SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office continuing efforts to clear a 30-year countywide backlog of untested sexual assault kits has resulted in another cold case…
Man with prior DUI convictions charged again after a fatal DUI crash in Newport Beach
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 28-year-old Costa Mesa man charged with murder for killing Richard Frost, 74, of Newport Beacha while driving under the influence had three prior driving under…
Anaheim man convicted of murdering his wife on Christmas day, in 2011
SANTA ANA, Calif. – An Anaheim man was convicted today of second degree murder for killing his wife on Christmas in 2011 and then propping her body on the couch…
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…
Convicted sex offender charged with molesting three more girls he met at a literacy program at Washington Elementary
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A registered sex offender convicted of molesting an elementary school student he met through a literacy program has been charged with molesting three more children in…
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 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.…
O.C. CHP officer charged with using confidential police records to help a friend
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A California Highway Patrol officer has been charged with using a department computer to illegally access a confidential law enforcement database to provide vehicle information to…
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…
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.…
Three O.C. YouTube stars and two other drivers busted after illegal street races and charged with felonies
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Three YouTube stars and two other drivers have been charged with multiple felonies for conspiring to engage in illegal street races across Orange County, including races…
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…