Crime

A 22-year-old man who gunned down his ex-girlfriend at her Banning home was convicted today of first-degree murder and other charges. A Banning jury deliberated less than a day before finding Devonta Eugene Leonard of Beaumont guilty of the 2018 slaying of 21-year-old Evangelina Ysiano. In addition to the murder count, jurors convicted Leonard of

Deputies have arrested a third man in connection with an attempted murder investigation in Twentynine Palms. Corey Harris, 20, of Twentynine Palms was arrested by detectives after evidence linked him to an attempted murder that occurred on Friday, Sept. 6 on the 72000 block of Wildcat Way. Joshua Hill, 18, and Branden Smith, 18, both

A man shot and killed in Cathedral City has been identified by the Riverside County Coroner’s Bureau. 31-year-old Cathedral City resident Mario Mercado died at Desert Regional Medical Center at 2:28 a.m. on September 25. According to initial information released by the Cathedral City Police Department, calls went in of shots being fired on the

A man suspected of robbing a Little Caesars Pizza in Palm Desert on Friday remained behind bars on Tuesday. 37-year-old Thousand Palms resident Arturo Galeana was arrested near the intersection of Robert Road and Ramon Road in Thousand Palms at 5:17 p.m. Friday, according to county jail records. At 2:21 p.m. Friday, a Galeana allegedly

A young man who allegedly snatched a purse from a woman inside a La Quinta business, then was tailed by witnesses until deputies arrived to arrest him, was being held today in lieu of $30,000 bail. The Monday afternoon robbery took place in the 7800 block of Main Street. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s

Border Patrol agents arrested two previously deported convicts near the Calexico port of entry this weekend. Oscar Rodriguez-Espinoza, a 52-year-old Mexican national, was arrested Friday afternoon approximately 22 miles west of the Calexico West Downtown Port of Entry, according to a news release by Border Patrol. Agents conducted a criminal history screening which revealed that

The Gang Task Force found narcotics, thousands of dollars, and dogs living in deplorable conditions during a search of a Coachella home Friday afternoon. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force conducted a narcotics-related search warrant in the 52000 block of Oasis Palm Friday at approximately 1

A shooting investigation is underway in Thermal. Deputies responded to the Valley View Trailer Park located at 88041 Airport Boulevard near the intersection Filmore Street after receiving a call of shots fired around 9:30 a.m. Upon arrival, deputies determined that occupants of one vehicle shot at another vehicle. The vehicle that was shot at and

A man is dead after being shot in Cathedral City at around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to the Cathedral City Police Department. The man, a 31-year-old Cathedral City resident died at Desert Regional Medical Center. At 12:34 a.m., CCPD dispatch received reports of gunshots in the area of the 30900 block of San Gabriel

A Palm Desert man was convicted of murder for a crash that left a 50-year-old dead back in 2016, the Cathedral City Police Department announced Wednesday. Emanuele Trombini, 27, was found guilty of murder for his role in a 2016 crash that resulted in the death of Caryn Clemente, 50, of Palm Springs. According to

A 13-year-old boy who was hit in the face and knocked into unconsciousness during a fight at Landmark Middle School in Moreno Valley last week has been declared “clinically dead,” the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced today. Sheriff’s officials said the teen, identified only as Diego, was declared dead Tuesday night, but he remains on

Retrial proceedings were postponed Tuesday for a Palm Springs man partly responsible for killing an 81-year-old woman in a street racing crash in Rancho Mirage, while a retrial date awaits the convicted felon who caused the wreck. Scott Daniel Bahls, 34, was found guilty in October 2016, along with 37-year-old Wade Wheeler, for the death

A teenage boy and two adults were arrested on Monday on suspicion of robbing a Coachella business, the sheriff’s department reported. The crime occurred about 4:40 p.m. Monday at an undisclosed business. Daisy Sanchez, 23, of Indio and Frank Perales, 28, of Desert Hot Springs, allegedly made a failed attempt to escape in a vehicle

Surveillance video shows two men taking a trailer from JR Thomas Golf Cars in Rancho Mirage just after 6:00 Thursday morning. An employee at the business tells News Channel 3 they believe one of the suspects was Caucasian and the other was Hispanic. We are told the vehicle used to take the trailer did not

A jury has recommended the death penalty for Jesse Torres, a 42-year-old man convicted last week for the abduction and murder of 17-year-old Norma Lopez. Final arguments wrapped Wednesday morning. The jury deliberated for approximately an hour. Torres will return to court on April 12 to litigate whether or not Torres will be eligible for

Two murder victims found fatally shot in Palm Desert last week were killed by their grandson, according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. 83-year-old Frank Castro and 81-year-old Carolina Castro were found dead in their residence on the 43000 block of West Calle Las Brisas last Wednesday. The suspect, 32-year-old Frank Scott Castro III,

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office Cannabis Regulation Task Force arrested two men and seized approximately 1,200 cannabis plants during a bust of an illegal marijuana grow operation in North Palm Springs Thursday morning. Ronald David Barrett, 54, and Jose Manuel Mercado Beltran, 43, were arrested on suspicion of illegal marijuana cultivation, according to a

A San Bernardino man pleaded not guilty today to a charge he gunned down another man outside a Cathedral City home. Christian Isaiah Jimenez, 20, was arrested earlier this month in Needles in connection with the Aug. 19 shooting death of Alberto Rafael Sosa Alvarez, 21. Alvarez was found suffering from gunshot wounds at about