A passenger in his 20s was reportedly killed on impact after a vehicle driven by a suspected drunk driver crashed into a street sign in Baldwin Village, CBS News reports in an article. The fatal DUI car accident in Los Angeles occurred at the intersection of La Cienega Boulevard and…
California Criminal Defense Attorneys
Drunk Driver Gets Prison Sentence in Orange County Crash
Oscar Omar Guerca, 30, of Santa Ana was sentenced to 16 years in prison in connection with the death of a motorist who died when Guerca rear-ended his vehicle from behind. According to an article in The Orange County Register, Guerca pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, hit-and-run with…
Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Facing Sex Crime Charges
Police in Wildomar arrested an Orange County sheriff’s deputy on suspicion of committing California sex crimes against a child younger than 14 years of age, the North County Times reports in a story. Wilbert Dale Garcia, 49, was arrested during a traffic stop in Murrieta. Garcia was placed on administrative…
Fontana Man Arrested on Suspicion of Drunk Driving
Police in Pasadena arrested a 48-year-old on suspicion of drunk driving after he allegedly ran a red light and struck two vehicles, the Pasadena Star News reports in an account. Andre Rushing, 48, of Fontana was driving on Sierra Madre Boulevard when he struck a 2002 Chevrolet Blazer traveling on…
Singer Chris Brown Pleads Not Guilty in Domestic Violence Case
Singer Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to two charges of felony assault in a domestic violence case against him, according to this CNN report. The 19-year-old Brown is facing charges of assaulting singer Rihanna, his former girlfriend. If convicted of these charges, the sentence could range from probation to…
Rialto DUI Fatal Collision Results in Murder Charges
Police arrested a man on suspicion of drunk driving in Rialto after he allegedly struck a vehicle, killing one woman and injuring three others during a police pursuit. According to this news report in the San Bernardino Sun, police arrested 19-year-old Johnny Morales on CA vehicular manslaughter charges because, officials…
CA Sex Offender Arrested for Finding Home Too Close to School and Park
A sex offender who recently moved to Joshua Tree was arrested after he ignored police officials’ warnings that he should not move next to an elementary school. Rowland Chorn, 29, was arrested on suspicion of failing to comply with California sex offender registration guidelines, according to this news report. Chorn…
Orange County DUI Crash: Driver Charged with Murder
Andrew Gallo, 22, was arrested and charged with murder in connection with a orange County DUI hit-and-run car crash, which killed Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others and left one man in critical condition. According to a Fox News report, Fullerton police officials say Gallo was speeding when he…
Santa Monica College Sexual Assault
Chase Guy Reynolds, a 40-year-old Malibu man, has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault of a Santa Monica college student on campus, the Los Angeles Daily News reports in an article. Reynolds has been charged with two counts of sexual battery by restraint, one count of attempted sexual penetration…
Redmond O’Neal’s Drug Smuggling Charges
Redmond O’Neal, son of actors Ryan O’Neal and Farah Fawcett, has been charged with a felony count of bringing drugs to a Los Angeles area jail, KTLA News reports in a story. O’Neal was reportedly taken into custody after police say they found him to be in possession of heroin…