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Santa Ana man convicted of burglary and and sexually assaulting girls

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in Courts, Crime, Orange County, Public Safety, Santa Ana 2 Comments

Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release: November 15, 2012
Case # 10CF1242
Contacts: Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718
Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486

MAN CONVICTED OF TOUCHING SLEEPING FEMALES IN FIVE HOME BURGLARIES, INCLUDING SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AN 11 AND 13 YEAR OLD GIRL

SANTA ANA – A man was convicted today of breaking into five Orange County homes and touching female victims who were sleeping inside, including sexually assaulting an 11 and 13 year old girl. Roberto Jacobo Reyes, 49, Santa Ana, was found guilty by a jury of one felony count of forcible lewd act on a child under 14, two felony counts of lewd act upon child under 14, and three felony counts of first degree residential burglary with sentencing enhancement allegations for committing lewd acts in the commission of residential burglaries, committing lewd acts on multiple victims, and for having a non-accomplice present during a residential burglary, and a sentencing enhancement for a 2003 prior strike for residential burglary. Reyes faces a maximum sentence of 194 years to life in state prison at his sentencing January 25, 2013, in Department C-30, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Santa Ana man sentenced for crashing into a family while driving drunk

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in Alcohol, Courts, Crime, Orange County, Public Safety, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 10CF2436: July 20, 2012
Contacts: Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718
Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486

Drunken driver sentenced to 15 years in prison for Severely injuring MOTHER and 2-YEAR-OLD BY crashing into victims while THEY WERE walking on sidewalk

SANTA ANA – A drunken driver was sentenced today to 15 years in state prison for injuring a mother and her 2-year-old daughter and hitting three others by crashing into them as they were walking on the sidewalk. Miguel Angel Sandoval, 44, Santa Ana, was found guilty by a jury June 5, 2012, of one felony count each of driving under the influence causing bodily injury, driving with a blood alcohol content of over .08 percent causing bodily injury, and two felony counts of mayhem, with sentencing enhancements and allegations for causing bodily injury to multiple victims, causing great bodily injury to Claudia G., causing great bodily injury to a child under 5 years old, and two prior felony convictions for commercial burglary in 2003. Continue reading→

Nguyen, Nguyen, Tran and Johnson convicted of 1995 cold case gang murder

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in Courts, Crime, Orange County, Public Safety, Santa Ana, Vietnamese Leave a comment

For Immediate Release: April 10, 2012
Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718
Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486

FOUR MEMBERS OF VIETNAMESE CRIMINAL STREET GANG CONVICTED OF 1995 COLD CASE EXECUTION-STYLE RETALIATORY MURDER

SANTA ANA – Four members of a Vietnamese criminal street gang were convicted today of the 1995 cold case execution-style murder of a fellow gang associate in retaliation for abandoning them while committing a home invasion robbery one day earlier. Anthony Paul Johnson, Jr., 35, Westminster, Giang Thuy Nguyen, 36, Fountain Valley, Tam Hung Nguyen, 36, Riverside, and Truc Ngoc Tran, 34, Santa Ana, were each found guilty by a jury of one felony count of murder and one felony count of conspiracy to commit murder with sentencing enhancement allegations for murder by lying in wait and committing a crime for the benefit of a criminal street gang. The sentencing enhancement against Johnson for murder to avoid arrest was found true. The sentencing enhancements for murder to avoid arrest and crime-bail-crime against Giang Nguyen were found true. The sentencing enhancement for the personal discharge of a firearm against Tam Nguyen was found true. All four defendants face a sentence of life in state prison without the possibility of parole at their sentencing June 8, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. in Department C-43, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Santa Ana mother and son convicted of plotting to kill a jewelry salesman

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in Courts, Crime, Garden Grove, Lawyers, Orange County, Public Safety, Santa Ana Leave a comment

For Immediate Release: April 4, 2012
Contacts:
Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718
Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486

Case # 06CF0633: SON CONVICTED OF PLOTTING AND MURDERING JEWELRY SALESMAN WITH MOTHER AND STEALING HIS CACHE
*Mother sentenced to 25 years to life on same charges

SANTA ANA – A son was convicted today for plotting with her mother and murdering a Santa Ana jewelry salesman while robbing him of his cache. Ricardo Dagoberto Diaz-Nivarez (pictured above), 27, Santa Ana, was found guilty by a jury April, 4, 2012, of one felony count of first degree murder. Diaz-Nivarez faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison at his sentencing May 18, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-30, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Santa Ana woman convicted of killing husband with a knife

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Courts, Crime, Public Safety, Santa Ana Leave a comment

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TONY RACKAUCKAS, ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: September 2, 2011
Susan Kang Schroeder, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718
Chief of Staff Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486

Case # 10CF0832: WIFE CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER FOR SLICING AND KILLING HUSBAND WITH KNIFE DURING ARGUMENT

SANTA ANA – A wife was convicted today of manslaughter for slicing and killing her husband with a knife during an argument. Janeth Hernandez, 30, Santa Ana, pleaded guilty today, Sept. 2, 2011, to one felony count of manslaughter and a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. She faces a maximum sentence of 12 years in state prison at her sentencing hearing Oct. 14, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. in Department C-41, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Santa Ana man convicted of raping a 15-year old female relative

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Courts, Crime, Orange County, Public Safety, Santa Ana 1 Comment

TONY RACKAUCKAS, District Attorney

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: July 29, 2011

Susan Kang Schroeder, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718
Chief of Staff Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486

Case # 10CF1350: MAN CONVICTED OF RAPING, ORALLY COPULATING, AND STRANGLING 15-YEAR-OLD FEMALE RELATIVE AFTER BREAKING IN THROUGH BEDROOM WINDOW AS SHE SLEPT Continue reading→