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OCDA Rackauckas honored for helping to keep kids out of gangs

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https://www.facebook.com/AdornGroupUSA/videos/1928032353902312/

Date: October 5, 2018

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO BE RECOGNIZED BY ANGEL LIGHT ACADEMY WITH “2018 ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD” FOR WORK TO KEEP KIDS OUT OF GANGS

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Tony Rackauckas will be recognized among others by the Angel Light Academy as honorees of the ninth Annual Above and Beyond Award for their work with the Orange County Gang Reduction Intervention Partnership (OC GRIP) and keeping kids out of gangs. The honorees selected for this award are local citizens who have proven excellence in community leadership and service and have consistently gone above and beyond. Continue reading→

Former U.S. Marine gets the death penalty for killing five women in Southern California

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Andrew Urdiales

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Case # 09ZF0079

Date: October 5, 2018

ILLINOIS PRISONER SENTENCED TO RECEIVE DEATH PENALTY FOR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES MURDER OF FIVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WOMEN BETWEEN 1986 AND 1995

SANTA ANA, Calif. – An Illinois prisoner was sentenced to receive the death penalty today for the murders of five Southern California women between 1986 and 1995. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office prosecuted a consolidated case on behalf of the Orange, Riverside, and San Diego County victims.

Defendant: Andrew Urdiales, 54

Found guilty by a jury on May 23, 2018, of: Continue reading→

The OCDA is looking for additional victims of a Santa Ana youth pastor who allegedly sexually assaulted a minor

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Jonathan Lamont Jenkins

Case # 18CF2809

Date: October 4, 2018

LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEKING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF YOUTH PASTOR CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL AT CHURCH IN SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Law enforcement is seeking potential additional victims of a youth pastor charged today with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl at a church in Santa Ana.

Defendant: Jonathan Lamont Jenkins, 56, Riverside

Charged today with the following felony counts: Continue reading→

11 O.C. defendants charged in a multi-million dollar, large scale fraudulent drug treatment scheme

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Thuy “Tina” Rucks

Case # 18CF2703, 18CF2704, 18CF2706-18CF2710, 18CF2712, 18CF2713, 18CF2717

Date: September 26, 2018

FIVE DOCTORS, TWO ADMINISTRATORS, AND FOUR BODY BROKERS CHARGED WITH INSURANCE FRAUD FOR EXPLOITING DRUG ADDICTS TO BILL INSURANCE FOR NON-FDA APPROVED AND DANGEROUS SURGERIES

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Tony Rackauckas recently formed the Sober Living-home Investigation and Prosecution (SLIP) task force to stop large scale insurance fraud and to address citizen and community complaints and concerns about criminal activities occurring within the addiction treatment industry. SLIP netted 11 defendants in a multi-million dollar, large scale insurance fraud scheme. Five doctors, two administrators, and four body brokers were charged with participating in this scheme.

The OCDA set out to find and stop unscrupulous addiction treatment operators and medical professionals who are reaping financial gains off the backs of this vulnerable population seeking recovery (Public Hearing on Rehabilitation Exploitation and Health Care Trafficking in Costa Mesa). Continue reading→

A man was fatally shot by police as he tried to strangle his wife at a parking lot in Garden Grove

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Police in Garden Grove fatally shot one suspect while responding to a report of a domestic dispute on Tuesday, Sept. 18, according to the O.C. Register.

When Garden Grove police officers responded to calls about a woman in distress, at the parking lot of a Ralph’s grocery store located at 12051 Euclid St., near Chapman Ave., they found a 46-year-old man attacking a 43-year-old woman inside a silver Hyundai Sonata. Continue reading→

Newport Beach surgeon/reality star and his girlfriend arrested for alleged date rapes

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Grant William Robicheaux

Case # 18HF1291

Date: September 18, 2018

LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEKING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF NEWPORT BEACH SURGEON/ REALITY STAR AND WOMAN CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TWO WOMEN BY USE OF DRUGS

*Two accused of working in tandem; may have traveled to different locations

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is seeking potential additional victims of a Newport Beach surgeon/ reality star and a woman who were charged today with sexually assaulting two women by use of drugs.

Defendant: Grant William Robicheaux, 38, Newport Beach

Charged on Sept. 11, 2018, with the following felony counts: Continue reading→

Man who fled to Honduras charged with embezzling $344K from Santa Ana’s ACE Hardware

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Case # 03CF3422

Date: September 14, 2018

MAN EXTRADITED FROM TEXAS AFTER FLEEING TO HONDURAS IN 2003 ARRAIGNED FOR FORGERY OF $344,000 IN CHECKS FROM ACE HARDWARE

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was arraigned today for the forgery of $344,000 in checks from his former employer Ace Hardware. He was extradited from Texas after fleeing to Honduras in 2003.

Defendant: Selvin Nelson Lopez, 48

Charged on Nov. 18, 2003, with: Continue reading→

Man gets 35 years to life in prison after a deadly high speed police chase that started in Westminster

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Javier Homero Montoya

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Case # 14WF4277

Date:September 14, 2018

MAN SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS TO LIFE FOR MURDERING PASSENGER BY CRASHING TRUCK AND ASSAULTING TWO POLICE OFFICERS DURING HIGH SPEED PURSUIT

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced to 35 years to life in state prison today for murdering his passenger after assaulting two police officers and leading police on two separate high speed pursuits in Westminster.

Defendant: Javier Homero Montoya, 44, Riverside

Found guilty by a jury on April 25, 2018, of the following felony counts: Continue reading→

Five suspects arrested for grand theft of autos in Orange County worth over $1M

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ORANGE COUNTY AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE ARRESTED FIVE SUSPECTS FOR GRAND THEFT AUTO AND GRAND THEFT AS A RESULT OF AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION

*Total loss exceeds $1 million

SANTA ANA, Calif. – In August 2018, detectives and investigators from the Orange County Auto Theft Task Force (OCATT), along with members of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Border and Southern Division Investigative Services Units (ISU) as well as the California Attorney General’s (CAG) Office, arrested five suspects in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, and San Diego.

Arthur Ray Ammons, 40, Los Angeles; Dwon Lamont McCarthy, 43, Los Angeles; Dunya Elina Wade, 45, Los Angeles; Jedon Jennifer Olivia Nelson, 27, Los Angeles; Gaylord John Pierce, 59, Los Angeles were charged with various crimes including grand theft auto, grand theft, attempted grand theft auto, and receiving stolen property. They are expected to be arraigned at a date to be announced. Eight suspects remain outstanding and are actively being sought by the OCATT. Continue reading→

Two Santa Ana men charged with the stabbing murder of a man at The District, in Orange

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Vidal Almazan mugshot

Case # 18CF2139

Date: September 11, 2018

SECOND DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH STABBING-MURDER OF MAN OUTSIDE OF NIGHTCLUB IN ORANGE

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A second defendant was charged yesterday with the stabbing-murder of a man outside of a nightclub in Orange.

Defendant: Vidal Almazan, 21, Santa Ana

Charged on Aug. 1, 2018, with the following felony counts: Continue reading→

Six men convicted of trying to hook up with prostitutes in Orange County

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Filemon Zethdebron Pallus

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 7, 2018

SIX MEN CONVICTED IN AUGUST OF LOITERING WITH INTENT TO COMMIT PROSTITUTION OR AGREEING TO ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION

*Conviction details of sex purchasers are featured on the OCDA website

SANTA ANA, Calif. – TheOrange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) convicted six men in August 2018 of loitering with the intent to commit prostitution or agreeing to engage in prostitution. The defendants in each of these cases approached a woman whom they believed to be a prostitute, or loitered in areas known for prostitution and human trafficking in Orange County. All of the defendants below agreed to engage, or loitered with the intent to engage, in commercial sex with a woman and were subsequently arrested by law enforcement. The OCDA website has been updated with the details of these convictions from last month.

Booking photos, when available, and conviction details of defendants on the sex purchasers section of the OCDA’s website and can be found at: http://orangecountyda.org/media/sexpurchasers.asp.

Pictured on the website: Continue reading→

Santa Ana man charged with multiple felony counts of sexual assaults on children

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Javier Ortiz Pichardo

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Case # 18CF2483

Date: September 5, 2018

LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEKING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF MAN CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND LEWD ACTS UPON A CHILD

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Law enforcement is seeking potential additional victims of a man who was charged yesterday with multiple counts of sexual assault and lewd acts upon a child.

Defendant: Javier Ortiz Pichardo, 45, Santa Ana

Charged on Sept. 4, 2018 with the following felony counts: Continue reading→

An SAPD K-9 police dog helped to find firearms, ammo and body armor at a felon’s house on Saturday night

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A K-9 police dog assisted Santa Ana police department investigators last night during a search of a convicted felon’s residence. The police were able to find and seize eight firearms, 10,000+ rounds of ammo & body armor according to an SAPD Tweet.

The case will be submitted to the OCDA for prosecution as convicted felons are not allowed to own guns and ammo. Continue reading→

Former Orange Coast College gets six months in jail for vandalism and related charges

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Robert Bouton McDougal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Case # 17WF1373

Date: August 30, 2018

FORMER OCC STUDENT SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN JAIL FOR VANDALIZING CAMPUS SAFETY VEHICLES AND VIOLATING PROTECTIVE ORDER TO STAY AWAY FROM CAMPUS

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Orange Coast College (OCC) student was sentenced today to six months in jail for vandalizing two campus safety vehicles and violating a protective order to stay away from the school campus.

Defendant: Robert Bouton McDougal, 21, Costa Mesa

Pleaded guilty to the court on July 12, 2018 to the following misdemeanor counts: Continue reading→

Man arrested for running an unlawful marijuana dispensary in Costa Mesa

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Omid Delkash

Orange County District Attorney

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Case # 18WM12128

MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT LEADS TO ARREST AND CHARGES OF MAN FOR UNLAWFULLY OPERATING MARIJUANA DISPENSARY IN COSTA MESA

COSTA MESA, Calif. – On Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, the Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) and Code Enforcement,  along with the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Division of Investigation-Cannabis Enforcement Unit (DOI-CEU), California Department of Taxes and Fee Administration, and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) arrested a man, who was unlawfully operating a marijuana dispensary in Costa Mesa.

Omid Delkash, 47, Newport Beach, was charged today with four misdemeanor counts of unlawful transportation, sale, and furnishing marijuana. He is currently in custody and is being held on $150,000 bail. He was arraigned today and is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on Aug.31,2018, at 8:30 a.m., Department C-5, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading→