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Man who led the police on a chase on Saturday night facing life in prison

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Art Pedroza Posted in Crime, OCDA, Santa Ana, Vietnamese 1 Comment

Jimmy Hoang Truong

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 15CF2521

Date: November 9, 2015

FELON OUT ON THE STREETS DUE TO PROP 47 LAW CHANGE CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER ON PEACE OFFICERS

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A felon who had two of his prior felony convictions reduced to misdemeanors under Proposition 47 (Prop 47), which resulted in his release from custody, was charged today with shooting his firearm at police officers while leading them on a chase. Jimmy Hoang Troung, 28, Santa Ana, is charged with two felony counts of attempted murder on peace officers, two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm on peace officers, one felony count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, one felony count of evading peace officers while driving recklessly, and sentencing enhancements for the use of a firearm. If convicted, Troung faces a maximum sentence of life in state prison. He is being held without bail and is expected to be arraigned tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Alvarez gets the last laugh as Bustamante gets arrested

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in Carlos Bustamante, Civic Affairs, Claudia Alvarez, Courts, Crime, David Benavides, Democratic Party, Orange County, Politics, Republican Party, Sal Tinajero, Santa Ana, Vince Sarmiento 15 Comments

Alvarez couldn’t help but smile at tonight’s City Council meeting…

Remember when Santa Ana Council Member Carlos Bustamante went after his colleague, Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, after she compared landlord and developer Irv Chases’s business practices to Adolf Hitler’s ethnic cleansing? Well, last week the Orange County Grand Jury found that Alvarez was right about Chase and his friends at Downtown, Inc. – in a report that slammed the Santa Ana PBID tax. And Bustamante? Well he is now rotting in jail after being arrested today on multiple felony and misdemeanor counts.

When Bustamante raises bail he will have quite a few decisions to make – like hiring a lawyer, but eventually he will also have to write his formal letter of resignation. His time on the Santa Ana City Council is done.

I expect that one of our City Commissioners will be named to replace him – perhaps one of the many Planning Commissioners who live in Ward 3. Bustamante’s seat will be available this November in the General Election and his replacement will have a leg up on the rest of the competition. Continue reading→

Councilman Carlos Bustamante arrested on multiple felony counts

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in Carlos Bustamante, Civic Affairs, Courts, Crime, Republican Party, Santa Ana 10 Comments

For Immediate Release: July 2, 2012
Case # 12CF1964
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

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHO: Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Tony Rackauckas

WHAT: Will hold a press conference to discuss the criminal charges against Santa Ana City Councilman and former administration manager for Orange County Public Works Carlos Bustamante. Continue reading→