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Sex offender busted for trying to meet an underaged girl through Craigslist

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Carlton Earl Griner

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 13WF0132: October 25, 2013

SEX OFFENDER SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON FOR ARRANGING TO MEET UNDERAGE GIRL FOR SEX THROUGH CRAIGSLIST

*The underage girl was an undercover officer

WESTMINSTER – A registered sex offender was sentenced today to three years in state prison for arranging to meet an underage girl for sex through Craigslist. Carlton Earl Griner, 56, Garden Grove, pleaded guilty today to one felony count each of contacting a child with intent to commit a lewd act, meeting a minor with intent to engage in lewd conduct, and attempted lewd act upon a child under 14 years old. Griner was also required to register as a lifetime sex offender in California based on his prior conviction of possessing child pornography in Iowa. Continue reading→

Santa Ana man charged with stabbing murder of Huntington Beach victim

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Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 13WF3135: October 25, 2013

MAN CHARGED WITH STABBING-MURDER OF VICTIM IN HUNTINGTON BEACH APARTMENT

WESTMINSTER – A man has been charged with the stabbing-murder of a 51-year-old victim in a Huntington Beach apartment. Rito Samuel Tejeda, 22, Santa Ana, was charged today with one felony count of murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon and faces a maximum sentence of 26 years to life in state prison if convicted. Tejeda is being held on $1 million bail and is scheduled for a continued arraignment Nov. 22, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. in Department W-1, West Justice Center, Westminster. The time is to be determined. Continue reading→

How many women did former Calvary Chapel coach secretly take pictures of?

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Scott Douglas Ruvolo

Scott Douglas Ruvolo

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 13WM09562: October 25, 2013

LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEKS PUBLIC’S HELP IDENTIFIYING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF FORMER COACH CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO RECORD VIDEO OF WOMAN CHANGING CLOTHES INSIDE DRESSING ROOM

WESTMINSTER – Law enforcement is seeking the public’s help identifying potential additional victims of a former assistant track coach charged with attempting to record video of a woman changing clothes inside a dressing room. Scott Douglas Ruvolo, 56, Victorville, is charged with one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct of attempting to secretly film another. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of three months in jail. He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. in Department W-3, West Justice Center, Westminster. Continue reading→

Man faces trial for causing explosion that damaged a Santa Ana hotel

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Thanh Van Quang

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release,  Case # 12CF3471: October 23, 2013

THIRD STRIKER FACES TRIAL FOR CAUSING EXPLOSION THAT STARTED FIRE INSIDE HIS MOTEL ROOM

SANTA ANA – A third striker faces trial tomorrow for causing an explosion that started a fire inside his motel room. Thanh Van Quang, 39, Fountain Valley, is charged with one felony count each of arson of an inhabited property and possession of a flammable material with sentencing enhancements for arson with use of an accelerant, and four prior strike convictions from 1998 for voluntary manslaughter, assault with a firearm, and two felony counts of robbery. If convicted, Quang faces a maximum sentence of 31 years to life in state prison. Opening statements are expected to begin tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-28, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading→

LA Deputy Sheriff who lives in O.C. convicted of beating up his girlfriend

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Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 13NF0734: October 23, 2013

LOS ANGELES SHERIFF’S DEPUTY CONVICTED OF REPEATEDLY ASSAULTING WOMAN, WITH WHOM HE WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP, AFTER SHE DISCOVERED SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER WOMAN

*Defendant also convicted of threatening to kill the victim and the mother of his children

SANTA ANA – A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was convicted yesterday of repeatedly assaulting a woman, with whom he had a relationship, after she discovered on Christmas Day that he was sexually involved with another woman. Mark Eric Hibner, 44, Anaheim, was found guilty by a jury yesterday, Oct. 22, 2013, of two felony counts of domestic battery with corporal injury and three felony counts of criminal threats. He faces a maximum sentence of eight years in state prison at his sentencing Nov. 15, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-29, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.

At the time of the crimes, Hibner was a 22-year deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. He was involved in a romantic relationship with Jane Doe #1 for several years. Continue reading→

O.C. man charged with illegal sex with boy he met on Craigslist

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Mark Aime Brosseau

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release,  Case # 10WF2381: October 22, 2013

57-YEAR-OLD MAN TO FACE TRIAL FOR ENGAGING IN SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH 14-YEAR-OLD BOY HE MET ON CRAIGSLIST

FULLERTON – A 57-year-old man will face trial tomorrow for engaging in illegal sexual conduct with a 14-year-old boy he met on Craigslist. Mark Aime Brosseau, Stanton, is charged with one felony count each of lewd acts upon a child, contacting a child with the intent to commit lewd acts, and meeting a child with the intent to engage in lewd conduct. He faces a maximum sentence of five years and four months in state prison if convicted and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration. Opening statements are scheduled to start tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in Department N-13, North Justice Center, Fullerton. Continue reading→

Man who murdered a Santa Ana man with an axe handle convicted

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Jorge Santiago Avalos

Jorge Santiago Avalos

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 09ZF0058: October 18, 2013

MAN CONVICTED OF MURDERING ANOTHER MAN BY HITTING HIM IN HEAD AND FACE WITH AXE HANDLE

*Defendant fled the scene in victim’s car and was later arrested for DUI

SANTA ANA – A man was convicted today of murdering another man by hitting him in the head and face with the handle of an axe before fleeing the scene in the victim’s car. Jorge Santiago Avalos, 27, was found guilty by a jury of one felony count of murder and faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life in state prison at his sentencing Dec. 20, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-30, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. This was a re-trial of the case where a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in April 2012. Continue reading→