Charges were filed today against five of eight suspects identified by police in connection with a physical altercation in Palm Springs. Three Hemet residents — 18-year-old Erik Carranza, 20-year-old Amari Haynes and 22-year-old Jabarrielijah Elliott — as well as 18-year-old San Jacinto resident Kimora Browne and 19-year-old Bermuda Dunes resident Teiyanie Burns each pleaded
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A trial date was confirmed today for a 41-year-old man accused of killing his roommate and his pet cats in their Cathedral City apartment. Joseph Ortega was initially accused after his roommate, Jova Saint Ives Geller, was found dead in the residence, as well as Geller’s two pet cats, according to police. The defendant initially
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A 38-year-old woman suspected of lighting more than a dozen palm trees on fire in Palm Springs was charged with multiple felonies on Wednesday. Tiara Chrystal Wons is expected to enter pleas to multiple felony counts of arson Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. The Palm Springs Police Department received a report shortly
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A jury was seated Monday and opening statements were delivered in the trial of a man accused of gunning down a 31-year-old Cathedral City restaurant customer during an altercation. Willie Ramirez Bustamante, 34, of Cathedral City, is charged with murder and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations in the slaying last year of Ernesto
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A trial date was confirmed today for a 26-year-old man accused in the 2017 shooting death of a Desert Hot Springs resident. Richard Alex Bernal of Desert Hot Springs is accused of murdering 35-year-old Emanuel Jenkins, who was found dead in the early morning hours of June 15, 2017, in the 66200 block of
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A 27-year-old Yucca Valley man was arrested, accused of lewd acts with a minor and assault with a deadly weapon. Investigators said deputies from the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station received information the suspect had repeatedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old victim. The suspect was also accused of providing the victim with methamphetamine and marijuana. Investigators said
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man was sentenced Monday to 35 years in prison for shooting and wounding two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles last year, federal prosecutors said. Jaime Tran, 30, pleaded guilty in June to two counts of hate crimes with intent to kill and two counts of
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A 21-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a ride-hailing service driver at the conclusion of the ride while he was out on bail for a similar assault entered guilty pleas to charges on Thursday. Luis Enrique Lora of Desert Hot Springs pleaded guilty to three sexual battery-related felony counts and admitted one sentence-enhancing allegation of
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Two train burglary suspects were arrested after a brief search Thursday morning in the Mecca area. The incident started at around 10:30 a.m. when deputies were alerted to a vehicle in the area of Avenue 66 and Dale Kiler Road. The vehicle was suspected to have been related to a train burglary, Lieutenant Deirdre Vickers
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A trial date was confirmed today for a felon suspected of fatally shooting a woman outside a garage in Indio in 2016. Marcos Cruz Gaeta, 43, pleaded not guilty to the murder charge and one felony count of being a convicted felon and narcotic addict in possession of a firearm and a sentence-enhancing allegation
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A man who died a week after being stabbed in a downtown Palm Springs apartment complex has been identified as a former co-star of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” a show that aired on ABC. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office said Eduardo Xol, 58, of Palm Springs was pronounced dead on Friday at Desert Regional Medical Center.
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An Oct. 29 trial date was confirmed today for a young man accused with a cohort of supplying a lethal dose of fentanyl to a 16-year-old French Valley girl. Jeremiah David Carlton, 21, of Canyon Lake is accused in the death of the teenager, identified in court documents only as “J.G.” Carlton is charged with
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The person who was stabbed in an apartment complex in downtown Palm Springs has died from their injuries. The suspect is now charged with murder. Eduardo Xol, 58, of Palm Springs was pronounced dead on Friday at Desert Regional Medical Center, the Riverside County Coroner announced. Xol was stabbed on Sept. 10 at an apartment
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Jury deliberations got underway today in the trial of a parolee accused of fatally stabbing a convenience store customer during a confrontation in Indio. Vicente Angel Munoz, 32, of La Quinta is charged with murder, a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony and parole violations for the 2020
Continue Reading Prospective jurors filled out questionnaires today in the trial of a Cathedral City man suspected in a fight that led to a fatal shooting at an Applebee’s Grill & Bar. Willie R. Bustamante, 34, is charged with one felony count of murder and faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury,
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A mental competency trial will be held in November for a 44-year-old man accused of ambushing and killing a 30-year-old Riverside County sheriff’s deputy responding to a domestic violence call, prosecutors confirmed today. Jesse Ceazar Navarro of Lake Elsinore is charged with murder of a peace officer, attempted murder of a peace officer, special
Continue Reading A Nov. 12 trial date was confirmed today for a 39-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a Banning girl. Jesus Virgen Rubio of Adelanto was arrested in April 2022 following a Banning Police Department investigation. Rubio is charged with two counts of lewd acts on a child under 14 years old, as well
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A 42-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder over the weekend after a welfare check at his home in Yucca Valley. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called out to conduct a welfare check Saturday afternoon at a home on the 57500 block of Redondo Street. Deputies located a man
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A 41-year-old man from Coachella was arrested on Friday after allegedly attempting to meet a minor for sexual acts in an undercover operation. On Tuesday, deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station, Coachella Community Action Team assumed an investigation regarding a man soliciting sex from a minor through electronic communications, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office announced
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A Jan. 10 trial date was scheduled today for a 23-year-old probationer accused of fatally beating a Riverside senior after breaking into her home. Sixto Jesus Garcia Pena of Palm Springs was arrested in 2021 following a Riverside Police Department investigation into the slaying of 78-year-old Denise Irene Wong. Pena is charged with first-degree murder,
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