Kids and Crime

A man who aided his younger brother in trying to cover up the alleged killing of a 16-year-old Moreno Valley girl pleaded guilty today to being an accessory after the fact and was immediately sentenced to a year in jail.    Gary Anthony Shover, 27, of Hesperia admitted the felony count under a plea agreement

A 49-year-old Banning man is out on bail after being accused of sexually abusing a child. The Banning Police Department said the investigation started on Feb. 23, when a report came in alleging the man was sexually abusing a teenager. Police interviewed the child, who told investigators the sexual abuse began when they were 7

A 2-year-old girl’s mother and her friend were charged today with abducting the toddler at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in Garden Grove this week. Ileane Unique Shelton, 21, the girl’s mother, was charged with kidnapping a child and child stealing by a non-custodial person, both felonies, as well as misdemeanor counts of battery and

A former teacher at a Christian school in Banning who had inappropriate contact with a female student was sentenced today to three months in jail and three years’ felony probation, as well as ordered to register as a sex offender.    Nicholas Garrett Corl, 26, of Banning pleaded guilty last month to attempted sexual intercourse

A Cathedral City man and three juveniles were arrested Tuesday after several gang-related search warrants were served throughout Riverside County. The 28-year-old man was arrested for two outstanding felony warrants, and one girl and two boys were arrested on suspicion of possessing ammunition and firearms, according to Sgt. Mark Robles of the Cathedral City Police

A 32-year-old man suspected of torturing and killing his 6-month-old son in Indio must stand trial for murder, a judge ruled today.   Jawhon Sherod Burts was also charged with one felony count each of assault on a child under 8 with great bodily injury resulting in death and torture, according to court records. He also

A 20-year-old man and three juveniles were arrested during a weapons investigation in which several firearms and approximately 42 pounds of suspected fentanyl were found, authorities said today. The Coachella man was arrested on suspicion of several weapon-related charges, child endangerment and violation of probation, according to Sgt. Cameron James. Two juveniles of an undetermined

A 19-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting his best friend, a 17-year-old boy, in Sky Valley earlier this year must stand trial on a murder charge, a judge ruled today. Alexis Yahir Duran of Cathedral City also faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury, according to court records. The charges

A man who sent sexually charged messages to someone he believed was a 14-year-old boy in Palm Desert was sentenced today to four years of probation. Brandon Devon Bourgeois, 40, of Hemet pleaded guilty Oct. 18 at the Larson Justice Center in Indio to one felony count of contacting a minor with intent to commit

A 44-year-old woman was arrested after being accused of kidnapping a 9-year-old girl while she was playing in the front yard of a home in Twentynine Palms. The incident was reported on the afternoon of Nov. 20. According to the Morongo Basin Sheriff Station, as the 9-year-old was outside, a woman grabbed her and forcefully

Two schools in Thermal, as well as the CVUSD office, were briefly placed on a preventative lockdown due to police activity in the area, officials confirmed. John Kelly Elementary, La Familia High School, and the District Office were lockdown, CVUSD spokesperson Andrea Pasolini confirmed. The lockdowns were lifted by 2:10 p.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s