Kids and Crime

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

A suspected DUI driver was arrested after a rollover crash with a three-year-old in the passenger seat over the weekend in Yucca Valley. The crash was reported on Friday just after 11 p.m. at the intersection of Twentynine Palms Highway and Kickapoo Trail. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies learned the driver, a 21-year-old Yucca Valley

Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of two teenagers last year in Coachella. The shooting happened on July 20, 2022 at the 86000 block of Calle Geranio. Witnesses told deputies they saw two people shooting at a vehicle in the area, Sgt. Edward Soto of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department told

A 33-year-old Oregon man who traveled to Riverside County for a dalliance with a Banning girl was sentenced today to eight months behind bars, but after receiving credit for time served in a local correctional facility awaiting disposition of his case, he was immediately placed on parole. Devon Richard Decerto of Gresham, Oregon, in May

A 67-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting a child in the High Desert was arrested in Desert Hot Springs, authorities announced on Tuesday. Jerry Wheeler of Landers was arrested on Oct. 11 in the 18000 block of Corkill Road in Desert Hot Springs. Wheeler’s arrest came nearly a month after San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies