A second man was behind bars today on accusations of assisting in the kidnapping and robbing of a group of people in Desert Hot Springs. The suspect, a 29-year-old man, was arrested Monday on suspicion of assisting 20- year-old Taquan Charles Ray Doss in robbing a group of people that Doss had kidnapped, according to
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The preliminary hearing for four of the six suspects involved in the murder of a Coachella Valley is now underway at the Riverside County Superior Court. Jonathan Reynoso and Audrey Moran disappeared in 2017. Three years later, their skeletal remains were identified as them. Jonathan Reynoso and Audrey Moran The preliminary hearing was originally scheduled
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John Paul Cortina, 36, was arrested in Oct 2021 in connection with the murder of Isela Duran, 45, in Indio on July 11, 2012. Duran was killed in a shooting that left another person injured. The case remained unsolved for nearly a decade. Cortina appeared in court for a hearing on Feb.10. A DA’s office spokesperson
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A Desert Hot Springs man says he was wrongfully jailed for a murder he didn’t commit, and has filed a lawsuit against Riverside County claiming prosecutors knowingly locked up an innocent man. Roger Parker was accused in a March 2010 murder in Desert Hot Springs. He said he was manipulated into a false confession by
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A Joshua Tree homeowner shot a man who attempted to break into his home late Monday night, according to San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department. The attempted burglary happened off of the 6000 block of Del Oro Road. Authorities reported that the break in led to a shooting between the suspect and the homeowner. Moments later
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Eric Rios, one of the suspects charged in the high-profile criminal cases surrounding the disappearance and deaths of a Coachella Valley couple, has pled guilty. Eric Rios Jonathan Darling Reynoso, 28, and Audrey Moran, 26, were last heard on May 10, 2017. In the summer of 2020, Rios was among a group of six total
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Police were investigating a deadly stabbing attack in La Quinta at a PGA West home overnight. The Riverside County Sheriffs Department confirmed to KESQ News Channel 3 that a man who was airlifted to a hospital died from his injuries. Authorities identified the man as Branston William Bauder, 68, of La Quinta. The case was being
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Closing arguments wrapped Wednesday in the murder trial for Jose Vladimir Larin Garcia, accused in four deadly shootings the night of Feb. 3, 2019 in Palm Springs. After a rebuttal from the prosecution, closing arguments have wrapped and the case is now officially in the hands of the jury. Jury members are determining their schedule
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A 39-year-old man accused of firing a BB gun at motorists traveling the Moreno Valley (60) Freeway and Interstate 10 in the Banning Pass, causing damage and endangering the occupants, was charged today with multiple counts of assault. Ernesto Zevero Gonzalez of Armona was arrested and booked into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning
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Closing arguments are now underway in the murder trial for Jose Vladimir Larin Garcia, accused in four deadly shootings the night of Feb. 3, 2019 in Palm Springs. Deputy District Attorney Samantha Paixao delivered the first portion of her closing argument before the jury Tuesday. Paixao hoped to sway the jurors one final time that
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Closing arguments are expected Tuesday in the murder trial for Jose Larin Garcia, accused in the deadly shootings of four people in Palm Springs in February 2019. That means the future of Larin Garcia, who’s facing four counts of murder, will soon be in the hands of the jury. Prosecutors say three of the victims
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a suspect in the shooting of a teenager in Bermuda Dunes earlier this month. The shooting happened on the night of Feb. 10. Deputies responded to the 79700 block of Avenue 42, where they found a 17-year-old juvenile who had been shot multiple times. The juvenile was rushed to
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has released additional details in the arrest of a now-former Banning police officer accused of distributing harmful matter to a minor. Banning Police Officer Christopher Sayeski, 38, was arrested on Feb. 3 by the Sheriff’s Dept. He potentially faces charges of sending harmful material to a minor and using an
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A man accused of assaulting an officer during a 2019 domestic violence call, prompting police to shoot him, reentered a not guilty plea today. Rigoberto Ramirez, 47, of Indio, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, resisting or deterring an officer using a deadly weapon and willful child cruelty. Ramirez
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A Bermuda Dunes man convicted of raping a developmentally disabled woman was sentenced to six years in state prison today. An Indio jury in December convicted Gabriel Anthony Ortiz, 28, of sexually assaulting the then 20-year-old woman, identified only as Jane Doe, who investigators say “functions at the competency of a 12-year-old girl,” according to
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A 46-year-old Palm Springs man accused of committing repeated acts of sexual abuse against a Coachella Valley girl reentered a not guilty plea today. Jesus Lucio Rivera was arrested in February 2021 and charged with two counts each of aggravated sexual assault of child, forcible rape of a minor and lewd acts on a child
Continue Reading UPDATE 2/18/22 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has released additional details in the arrest of a now-former Banning police officer accused of distributing harmful matter to a minor. Original Report: 2/17/22 A Banning Police Officer was arrested on accusations of sending harmful material to a minor and using an underage person for obscene material. Officer
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Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin has ruled that deputies involved in deadly shootings in La Quinta and Rancho Mirage in 2020 are not criminally liable, according to the DA’s office. The first shooting occurred on Aug. 7, 2020 on the 70800 block of Tamarisk Lane in Rancho Mirage. Deputies shot and killed Jeffrey Monroy,
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The family of Davin Spann, a Palm Springs man killed in a shooting involving an unlicensed bail agent, has filed a lawsuit suing multiple parties, including the city. The lawsuit, which was filed in Riverside County Superior Court on January 18, names the city of Palm Springs, Palm Springs police officers, former chief Bryan Reyes,
Continue Reading Testimony is complete in the murder trial for Jose Larin Garcia, accused of fatally shooting four people in Palm Springs in February 2019. Prosecutors and defense attorneys officially rested their cases Wednesday afternoon after a prosecution expert made a rebuttal to claims his blood spatter analysis was inaccurate. Prosecution blood stain pattern interpreter Craig Ogino
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