The victim has been transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
Please avoid the are while deputies attempt to locate the suspect.
The stabbing occurred in a light industrial area just north of Lincoln Ave.
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Man convicted of fatally stabbing another meth smoker at a Walmart store in Santa Ana
A jury convicted Joshua Dean Smith, a 26-year-old man, of fatally stabbed Dennis Quan Tran, a 41-year-old from Westminster, as they smoked meth behind a Walmart store in Santa Ana after the victim made a pass at him.
Smith was convicted of second-degree murder, and a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. He is set to be sentenced on Jan. 21, and is facing 16 years to life in prison.
The fact that Smith killed Tran, at the Walmart located at 3600 W. McFadden Ave. in Santa Ana, was never in question but the jury had the option of going with lesser charges of manslaughter. Smith’s defense lawyer also argued that the killing was in self-defense.
Smith and his girlfriend were living at sober living facilities in the area. On the day of the attack Smith ended up at the Walmart after he missed a few buses as he was trying to get back to his sober living facility. He was trying to charge his cell phone at the Walmart. He intended to wait at the store until the early morning when his girlfriend could come get him.
Walmart surveillance video shows Smith entering the store just past 11:34 p.m. on Dec. 17, 2016. Tran appears in the video as he approaches Smith. The two then went behind two tractor trailers for just over a half hour. Tran had asked Smith if he wanted to go smoke meth with him, according to the prosecutor.
Tran’s toxicological report showed he had meth, amphetamines and Ecstasy in his system.
As they were smoking meth Smith said that Tran brought up the idea of engaging in a sex act with him. Smith rejected the proposition. He told Tran he did not “swing like that.” But Tran then replied that “nobody does until they need some dope.”
Tran then allegedly got “grabby” and Smith reacted by stabbing him 31 times.
Tran was unarmed at the time of the attack.
Smith then went through Tran’s pockets and took his money and his meth. He later told his girlfriend that he was surprised that Tran only had $15 on him.
Smith later threatened to kill his girlfriend if she told the police about his role in Tran’s murder. He allegedly laughed about the killing when the topic came up in ensuing months.
Smith’s luck ran out when a manager of the sober living home where his girlfriend was staying called the police to report Smith as a suspect. The girlfriend also made an anonymous call to the police.
A man was stabbed to death near a Santa Ana bike trail
A man was stabbed to death near a Santa Ana bike trail and another man was detained by SAPD detectives, on Monday night.
SAPD police officers arrived at the scene of the crime at around 7:50 p.m., on Dyer Road near South Bradford Place.
The police officers found a male victim near a bike trail. He had been stabbed multiple times.
Orange County Fire Authority responded and pronounced the subject deceased. SAPD Homicide Detectives responded and assumed the investigation.
During the preliminary investigation, a citizen alerted officers to a possible suspect in the area of 2600 S. Olive Street. The subject fled from officers and was apprehended after a brief foot pursuit. The subject, identified as Sergio Gaytan (42) of Santa Ana, was in possession of items belonging to the victim and had blood on his clothing. A knife believed to be the murder weapon was recovered nearby.
Homicide detectives interviewed the suspect who made incriminating statements. With the concurrence from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, SAPD Homicide detectives booked Gaytan for CPC 187- Murder.
The motive for the murder is unclear at this time. The victim has been identified as Joany Hernandez (36) of Santa Ana by the Orange County Coroner’s Office.
Both directions of Dyer Road between South Garnsey Street and South Sycamore Street were closed while SAPD homicide detectives investigated the fatal stabbing.
Detectives are attempting to identify and locate any witnesses who can shed additional light on this incident.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call SAPD Homicide Section Detectives at (714) 245-8390 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.
This is the second stabbing incident in Santa Ana in the past two weeks.
The SAPD is investigating a fatal stabbing
On Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at 1:40AM, Santa Ana Police officers responded to a call of a male down at the 1400 block of W. Warner Avenue. Officers located the adult male unresponsive with multiple stab wounds to his upper torso. Orange County Fire Authority responded and pronounced the subject deceased. SAPD Homicide Detectives responded and assumed the investigation.
The decedent was identified by the Orange County Coroner’s Office as Jorge Mendoza. The circumstances surrounding the male’s death are currently being investigated. Detectives are attempting to identify and locate any witnesses who can shed light on this incident.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call SAPD Homicide Section Detectives at (714) 245-8390, or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS. This case is eligible for the Gang Reward Program.
Santa Ana man facing felony charges after stabbing his friend
Update: We were contacted today by the family of the suspect. They feel that he was defending himself in this incident and are upset at how the suspect and his alleged actions were portrayed by the SAPD.
Yecsi Castelanballinas, a 24-year-old man, stabbed a friend of his, in Santa Ana, after he invited his pal to come over to smoke marijuana. Now Castelanballinas is facing felony charges including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, dissuading a witness from reporting a crime and battery with serious bodily injury. He is also going to have to deal with sentencing enhancements for inflicting great bodily injury on the victim and the personal use of a deadly weapon.
The SAPD reported that Castelanballinas invited his friend over to “smoke a joint and something wrong and he stabbed him multiple times.” Castelanballinas admitted to the police that he “apparently has mental health issues.”
The SAPD had responded to the scene regarding a fight involving a gun however when the responding police officers arrived they found that the victim had been stabbed multiple times, not shot. They then arrested Castelanballinas and the victim was taken to a hospital. He had wounds that were considered to be non life-threatening.
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.
Ocegueda stabbed Daniel Bahena to death last June 21. Ocegueda was on parole at the time after being sentenced to two years in prison for an assault in June of 2018 with a deadly weapon.
In the current case Ocegueda had gotten into an argument with Bahena outside a CVS drug store and the dispute led to a fight.
Unfortunately for Bahena he weighed 80 lbs. less than Ocegueda. The prosecutor said that Ocegueda had the upper hand in the fight.
A friend of Ocegueda used a skateboard to try to shield Bahena, who tried to get away along with a friend.
But Ocegueda was not done with the fight. He went to his SUV and returned with two knives. He then chased Bahena for over a quarter of a mile into an apartment building complex and then stabbed Bahena to death.
Ocegueda is scheduled to be sentenced on May 7.
The Costa Mesa police shot a robber who was stabbing a cashier
COSTA MESA, Calif. (March 11, 2021) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) responded to a robbery in progress this morning that resulted in an officer involved shooting.
At approximately 4:45 a.m. today, March 11, 2021, officers responded to a call about a fight at a business located at the 2200 block of Fairview Road.
When officers arrived, they interrupted a robbery in progress. The male suspect was assaulting the cashier with a knife when the officer involved shooting occurred.
The victim and the male suspect where both treated at the scene by officers and Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue. They were then transported to nearby hospitals. The victim sustained stab wounds and is in stable condition. The suspect’s condition is unknown at this time while he receives medical treatment. There were no other parties or officers reported injured in this incident. A knife was located at the scene.
As per standard protocol, the Orange County District Attorney will handle the officer involved shooting investigation.
No further information will be released by CMPD at this time.
A man was stabbed several times near a Santa Ana cyber cafe
A man was stabbed several times outside a cyber cafe in Santa Ana located at 328 N. Harbor Blvd., just south of W. 5th St., according to the SAPD.
The stabbing was called in to the SAPD at 11:07 p.m. on Sunday. The responding SAPD police officers found the injured male victim at the cyber cafe’s parking lot.
The SAPD did not identify the victim nor indicate who attacked him. No arrests have been made.
The victim ended up having surgery at a local hospital and is said to be in stable condition.
The SAPD is investigating a fatal stabbing at the 4100 block of West 5th St.
On Sunday, June 21, 2020, at 5:07 PM, SAPD Officers responded to assist Orange County Fire Authority with a man down in the courtyard of the apartment complex in the 4100 block of West 5th Street.
Upon arrival, officers located an unidentified adult male suffering apparent stab wounds. The officers initiated life-saving measures. Orange County Fire Authority paramedics arrived and assumed medical treatment of the victim before transporting him to a local trauma center. The attending physician declared the man deceased at 5:40 PM.
During the preliminary field investigation, officers spoke to witnesses who described a violent encounter between two suspects and the victim. During a canvass of the apartment complex, officers located a crime scene.
SAPD Homicide Section detectives responded and assumed the investigation. The identity of the decedent is being withheld pending identification by the Orange County Coroner’s Division and notification of next of kin.
The motive for the attack is unknown at this time. Detectives encourage anyone with information regarding this incident to come forward and provide a statement.
Santa Ana Police Department Homicide Section (714) 245-8390
Orange County Crime Stoppers 1 (855) TIP-OCCS / 1 (855) 847-6227
https://occrimestoppers.org/
Garden Grove man arrested for killing his mother
HOMICIDE ARREST: Garden Grove Police Department officers were dispatched on August 8, 2019, at 1:45 p.m., to the intersection of Ninth St. and College St. regarding a witness who saw Jonathan M. Warner walking in the area. The witness had seen news reports identifying Warner as a person of interest.
As officers arrived on scene and attempted to speak with him, Warner assaulted one of the officers and fled on foot. After a brief foot pursuit, he was taken into custody.
Warner was brought to the police department, where he was interviewed by detectives and determined to be the person responsible for the murder. He was later booked into Orange County Jail.
ORIGINAL: Yesterday, August 6th at 9:43 pm, #GardenGrovePD officers responded to the 14000 block of Flower St. for call of a person found deceased. A 62-year-old Korean female victim, Vivian Wolff, was found at the scene with multiple stab wounds.
At this time, the crime does not appear to be the result of a home invasion or robbery.
The investigation is on-going and #Homicide detectives will release more information at a later time. Anyone with information is asked to call us at 714-741-5704.
A woman was arrested in Tustin for allegedly stabbing several victims at a gas station
Tustin police detectives have no idea why a woman who may have been armed with a knife wounded three people at a Tustin gas station near Frontier Park yesterday at about 6.p.m., according to a press release.
Tustin police officers responded to a business near the corner of Red Hill and Mitchell Avenues after they received several 911 calls. They found a woman in the street near a knife the police later recovered. She was arrested as a suspect in the attack.
The police did not identify the suspect. They did say there was no obvious relationship between the suspect and her victims.
Two women in their 50s were stabbed and injured. They were taken by paramedics to OC Global Medical Center. They both had serious injuries, but the wounds did not appear to be life-threatening.
The third victim that was injured did not want to go to the hospital.
The Orange Police Department is looking for two stabbing suspects
The City of Orange Police Department is trying to identify two suspects involved in a stabbing.
On December 23, 2018, at approximately 6:36 p.m., three victims were walking in the area of Glassell St. and W. Wilson Ave. when they were approached by the suspects who demanded money. When the victims refused to give the suspects money, two of the three victims were stabbed.
The victims were visiting for the holidays and have been released from the hospital.
Contact the Orange Police Department at 714-744-7444 if you have any information.
A Santa Ana man and two others were arrested for stabbing a man in Old Towne Orange
Police arrested three people on Tuesday, Dec. 18, including a Santa Ana resident, Armando Alvarez, 18, on suspicion of stabbing a man the night before in Old Towne Orange, according to the O.C. Register.
The victim of the attack, an unidentified man, was hospitalized with life-threatening wounds to his chest, but he was expected to survive, according to the Orange Police.
The other suspects that were arrested on Tuesday, on suspicion of attempted murder, were identified as Daniel Rivera, 26, of Orange and Isack Valdez, 26, of Anaheim.
The Orange Police do not yet know what the motive was for the stabbing attack.
The SAPD has arrested a suspect in yesterday’s fatal stabbing attack in north Santa Ana
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: DETECTIVES MAKE ARREST 11/13/18 HOMICIDE – 1700 BLOCK OF N. WRIGHT
Victim: Esteban Daniel Andres (19) Santa Ana
On Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at 3:01 PM, SAPD officers responded to reports of a stabbing with a victim down in the area of 1700 North Wright Street. Officer located two victims with stab wounds, an adult male (19) and juvenile male (17). Orange County Fire Authority Paramedics treated both victims and transported them to a local trauma center. Attending physicians declared the adult victim deceased at 4:07 PM. The juvenile victim sustained non-life threatening wounds. Continue reading
An adult was fatally stabbed and a minor was injured yesterday evening in north Santa Ana
Crime scene at 1441 E. 17th St.
We reported yesterday that the SAPD has responded to a crime scene at 1441 E. 17th St., in Santa Ana., in Santa Ana, at about 5 p.m.
Today the SAPD revealed that an adult was fatally stabbed and a minor was also stabbed in this incident, according to ABC News. Continue reading