Oxnard Minor Charged With Murder
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that an Oxnard juvenile was charged with the death of 16-year-old Alexander Belleza. The minor is charged with murder and with the crime of shooting at an occupied vehicle. The minor is also charged with the special allegation of using a firearm in the commission of […]
Murder Charge Filed In Fatal Hit And Run Of 16-Year-Old Bicyclist
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Julio Cesar Sanchez (DOB 06/10/82), of Oxnard, has been charged with second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, gross vehicular manslaughter, and hit and run resulting in the death of a 16-year-old victim. On September 29, 2021, Sanchez was driving on Hemlock Street in Oxnard […]
Port Hueneme Man Pleads Guilty to Automobile Insurance Fraud
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Ricardo Vargas Castro (DOB 01/02/88), of Port Hueneme, pled guilty to felony automobile insurance fraud. In March 2019, Castro was in an automobile accident in Oxnard. Approximately 30 minutes after the accident, Castro obtained an automobile insurance policy from Sentry Insurance Company. Castro later contacted […]
Jury Convicts Thousand Oaks Man Of Murdering His Wife
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that a jury found Tim Gautier (DOB 06/21/65), of Thousand Oaks, guilty of first-degree murder in his wife’s murder . The jury also found that Gautier used a gun to cause her death. On January 11, 2021, at approximately 6:48 a.m., Gautier and his wife engaged […]
Ventura, CA | Fourth Anniversary Observance Of The Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that October 1, 2021, marks the fourth anniversary of the Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting. Approximately 65 percent of the more than 24,000 attendees of the 2017 Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival were from California, with the majority residing in Southern California. The […]
Oxnard Man Pleads Guilty To Killing His Wife In 2017
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Alfredo Ortiz (DOB 07/25/83), of Oxnard, pled guilty to first-degree murder and admitted using a gun in the killing of Teresa Ortiz, also from Oxnard. On January 5, 2017, Ortiz shot and killed his wife, Teresa, in the presence of six of their children ages […]
Man Charged In Attack On Ventura Bike Path
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Martin Valdez Arias (DOB 01/29/93), of Ventura, has been charged in an attack on a woman who was a stranger to Arias. The attack occurred during the noon hour on a bike path bordering Ventura Community Park in Ventura. The complaint charges Arias with a […]
No Charges Filed Against Britney Spears
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Britney Spears will not be charged with any crimes related to an incident that occurred at her residence involving her housekeeper. Misdemeanor Unit Supervisor Blake Heller thoroughly reviewed the case submitted by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and declined to file charges based upon insufficient […]
Camarillo Life Insurance Salesman Charged With Theft
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Steven Franklin Gordon (DOB 08/18/54), of Camarillo, was arrested and charged with multiple theft crimes dating back to 2014. The complaint charges Gordon with eight counts of grand theft, seven counts of forgery, four counts of identity theft and two counts of credit card fraud. […]
Santa Paula Resident Pleads Guilty To Voluntary Manslaughter
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced yesterday that Jahshua Jarrett (DOB 5/14/98), of Santa Paula, pled guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter. On July 14, 2019, Jarrett killed his 26-year-old girlfriend when she tried to wrestle a gun away from him while he was attempting suicide. Jarrett was arrested shortly after the crime […]
