Crime

A 21-year-old Escondido man accused in the stabbing death of his girlfriend in Palm Desert late last year is mentally competent to stand trial, a judge ruled today. Richard Colin Holbrook is charged with first-degree murder in the Oct. 27, 2019, slaying of 33-year-old Nicole Henderson, who was found stabbed to death in her apartment.

A reputed gang member was arrested today after deputies reported finding a stolen handgun and methamphetamine in his possession while serving a search warrant in Thermal. Deputies served the warrant in the 85000 block of Middleton Road about 7 a.m. Friday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. On the property was Tomas Perez Jr.,

One of the suspects in a deadly shooting outside a local strip club was arrested in Mexico, according to the Michoacan Attorney General’s office. Guillermo Cintora Gomez was arrested by Mexican authorities in the city of Ixtlán de los Hervores in the Mexican state of Michoacan. The arrest was part of a joint effort between

Josh Simon, 36, of San Bernardino, was arrested for the murder of the woman he was dating near the Twentynine Palms Marine Base Thursday evening, the Sheriff’s Department announced. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, several residents reported a man that was walking in their neighborhood armed with a gun. Read our original

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department confirms that a suspect has been arrested for murder near the Twenty-nine Palms Marine Base. On Thursday evening, Sheriff’s officials were called to the area of the the Ocotillo gate into the Marine Base to investigate a possible shooting. According to base officials, the shooting occurred at 5:40 p.m.

A former Coachella Valley school bus driver pleaded guilty today to inappropriately touching an 11-year-old girl multiple times while on the job in 2018, and he faces up to 16 years in state prison. Samuel Ortega, 60, was arrested at his Cathedral City home on Jan. 24, 2019, following an investigation that began months earlier,

A father and son are behind bars after deputies allegedly found drugs during a warrant search of their residence. Joseph Gonzalez, 29, had been wanted for a felony assault that occurred in Twentynine Palms on the night of February 15, 2020, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies from the Morongo Basin Station

A man wanted for allegedly brandishing a weapon at another person in Coachella was located after a manhunt that lasted over six hours. The initial incident was reported at approximately 10:24 a.m. within the 86500 block of Avenue 50 in Coachella. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has not revealed the exacts details of what happened

A Cathedral City man facing a possible death sentence for allegedly shooting and killing four people in Palm Springs last year made a brief appearance in court today before a judge assigned his case to a new courtroom where the trial is to be held. Jose Larin-Garcia, 20, faces four murder counts stemming from the

Prosecutors today charged a school bus driver for the Coachella Valley Unified School District with molesting three girls who were under 14 years old while on the job a decade ago. Jose Luis Moncada, 64, of Desert Hot Springs, was charged with eight counts of committing lewd acts with a child under 14 years old,

A mistrial was declared today when a Banning jury deadlocked in the murder trial of a 27-year-old felon accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend in the chest in Desert Hot Springs nearly five years ago. Following almost five days of deliberations, the jury hung 8-4 in favor of conviction, according to John Hall, spokesman for the

A Twentynine Palms man accused of molesting multiple children over a nearly 10-year span died after suffering a medical emergency in jail. Gary Lynn Shannon, 72, was pronounced dead Sunday evening at Kaiser Hospital. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department – Morongo Basin Station, Shannon returned to to the West Valley Detention Center

A previously convicted felon was sentenced to 18 years in state prison for shooting a man with a semi-automatic firearm in Desert Hot Springs in 2018, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office confirmed today. Carlos Anthony Beltran, 39, of Desert Hot Springs, was sentenced Friday, immediately after pleading guilty to an attempted murder charge, according

A Mexican citizen who claimed he was in debt to a Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty to the 2014 murder of a Cathedral City resident during a Craiglist car purchase and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office confirmed Monday. Gabriel Gaytan Cardenas, 34, was

Actor Nicholas Brendon struck a plea deal with prosecutors today, staving off a possible four-year jail sentence for the former “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” actor who attacked his girlfriend at a Palm Springs hotel nearly three years ago. As part the deal, Brendon will serve three years probation and complete a 52-week domestic violence course,

A previously convicted felon received a four-year sentence today after pleading guilty to being the getaway driver in a string of Coachella Valley armed robberies, one of which resulted in a high-speed police chase. Guillermina Delara, 48, was arrested after leading police on a nearly 20-minute chase from the scene of an alleged robbery around

A Coachella Valley Unified School District bus driver is behind bars after being accused of inappropriately touching several students. Jose Luis Moncada, 64, of Desert Hot Springs was located at his place of employment and arrested on the 87000 block of Avenue 57 in Thermal on Friday morning. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department revealed that

A 22-year-old reputed gang member was behind bars today, accused of shooting up a home with adults and children on the property in Desert Hot Springs. Randy Sanudo of Cathedral City was arrested Thursday along with Victor Rodriguez, 23, of Phoenix, who was arrested Monday stemming from the Jan. 18 shooting in the 72000 block