Oxnard Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Murder
Alexis Ramirez (DOB 10/23/89), of Oxnard, pled guilty to second-degree murder with the use of a knife and for the benefit of a criminal street gang for the for the January 17, 2009, killing of Alfredo Vargas, also of Oxnard. On the night of January 17, 2009, Ramirez and a group of fellow gang members […]
District Attorney Gregory D. Totten’s Statement in Response to Media Inquiries Regarding People v. DeAngelo
VENTURA, California – The prosecution of Joseph DeAngelo involves dozens of victims and crimes that were committed beginning more than four decades ago. It was not until the advent of Investigative Genetic Genealogy that we were able to successfully identify DeAngelo as the suspect in a series of rapes, burglaries and murders that spanned 11 counties […]
Man Charged With Killing David Dorn Previously Convicted For A Felony. He Didn’t Serve A Single Day, Court Docs Show
By Jake Dima The man charged with killing former St. Louis Police Capt. David Dorn was convicted of a felony, but he never served a single day behind bars, court records show. Stephan Cannon, 24, was supposed to be locked up for seven years following a 2014 robbery conviction, but he received a suspended execution of […]
This Is David Dorn, The Retired Police Captain Killed By Looters While Defending A Local Store
By Jake Dima Retired St. Louis Police Department Captain David Dorn was killed early Tuesday morning outside of a local pawn shop he was reportedly defending from suspected looters, more than 40 years after his time at the police academy, and 13 years after his retirement from the police department. Dorn, 77, died at 2:30 a.m. […]
Oxnard Man Charged in Stabbing Death
James Lee Beam (DOB 1/11/97), of Oxnard, has been charged with the murder of Sibyl Woodbury which occurred on April 9, 2020, in Oxnard. The complaint charges one count of murder and a special allegation that Beam used a knife during the commission of the crime. Beam appeared in court on April 17, 2020. He […]
Oxnard | Man arrested for stabbing a 67 year old woman to death
Oxnard Police Department – Incident Press Release On April 9, 2019, at about 2:05 A.M., Oxnard Police Officers responded to a wellness check of a female down in front of 215 West Pleasant Valley Road. Upon arrival, officers and emergency medical services (EMS) located a 67 year old female, Sibyl Woodbury, unconscious and not breathing. Her […]
Oxnard Man Charged in Stabbing Death
Andrew Rodriguez (DOB 4/4/82), of Oxnard, was charged with the murder of Alexander Benevidez, of Oxnard, which occurred on March 14, 2020. The complaint charges one count of murder and a special allegation that Rodriguez used a knife during the commission of the crime. Rodriguez appeared in Ventura County Superior Court on March 20, 2020, […]
Two Oxnard Men Charged with Murder for Shooting into Vehicle
Alfonso Islas (DOB 4/23/1994), of Oxnard, and Fher Ortega (DOB 12/14/2000), of Oxnard, were charged with the murder of Pete Mendez, of Oxnard, which occurred on January 11, 2020. The complaint charges each defendant with one count of murder, one count of attempted murder, and a special allegation that a firearm was used during the […]
Oxnard | Suspect arrested in Stabbing Homicide
Oxnard Police Department Incident Press Release Investigators with the Oxnard Police Department’s Homicide Unit worked diligently throughout the night investigating the stabbing that led to the death of a 53 year old man in South Oxnard on Saturday night. Approximately 13 hours after the murder, detectives learned the whereabouts of the identified suspect, Andrew Anthony […]
Suspects arrested in El Rio Homicide
Ventura County Sheriff – Incident Press Release On 01/11/2020, at about 12:38 AM, the Sheriff’s Communication Center received a call of shots fired in the unincorporated area of El Rio. Deputies responded and located a male victim, Pete Mendez, with a gunshot wound. Mr. Mendez was treated by emergency medical personnel and transported to a […]
