BYÂ MICHAEL KUNZELMANUpdated 11:47 AM PDT, September 26, 2023 A California man whom prosecutors say was fixated on arresting Democratic leaders and training for combat with paintball fights after the 2020 presidential election was sentenced on Tuesday to more than four years in prison for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot. Edward Badalian planned for weeks
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A 50-year-old youth football coach suspected of striking and seriously injuring a boy from another team during a game in Murrieta was out of custody today on a $35,000 bond. The coach was arrested and booked into the Byrd Detention Center Saturday on suspicion of child abuse and battery. He posted bail Sunday and was
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Update 9/25/23 The now-former deputy has been charged with two felonies by the the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. Charges include possession of narcotics for sale, transportation with the intent to distribute narcotics, and the enhancement of possession of a firearm while in commission of those felonies. Jorge Oceguera-Rocha was arraigned today at the Banning
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A 50-year-old man died after an officer-involved shooting on the Morongo Indian Reservation Friday morning. The incident was initially reported at around 5:45 a.m. with a report of a dead body at a house in the 12000 block of Santiago Road. Morongo Tribal Police officers and a deputy from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office responded
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Two convicted felons who allegedly abducted and robbed three people in Desert Hot Springs must stand trial for kidnapping to commit robbery and multiple other charges, a judge ruled today. Taquan Charles Ray Doss, 22, and Thomas Anthony Nieto, 26, both of Desert Hot Springs, are accused of perpetrating the abduction in January 2022. Â Â
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A Lancaster man pleaded guilty today to a federal charge for his role in a drug ring that sold cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and crack cocaine hidden in stuffed animals on darknet marketplaces. Adan Sepulveda, 30, entered his plea in Los Angeles federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Â Â He
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A Palm Desert woman who attempted to kill her sister and almost ran over her mother has a long history of mental illness and should be declared mentally incompetent to stand trial on other felony charges, her attorney told jurors today, while a prosecutor said the defendant understands what’s happening, has a goal and changes
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A 23-year-old man accused of shooting two men during a confrontation in Woodcrest was booked into jail today after being extradited from Mexico, where he was apprehended following a roughly three- month manhunt. Bryan Corona of Moreno Valley was captured Tuesday in the Guadalajara area. He was turned over to federal agents for extradition, culminating
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Originally Published: 20 SEP 23 15:54 ET Updated: 20 SEP 23 15:58 ET By Stephanie Becker and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The 29-year-old man accused of killing a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy in an ambush-style shooting last week entered dual pleas Wednesday of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. Kevin
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A 35-year-old Hemet man has been arrested on suspicion of burglarizing a business in Palm Desert, authorities said. Â Â The man was arrested Monday morning on suspicion of burglary, according to Sgt. Rovann Cleveland of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Cleveland said the Palm Desert station’s Special Enforcement Team, Business District Team and Burglary Suppression
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Three men were behind bars today on suspicion of burglarizing about $10,000 worth of high-end items from a Palm Desert business. The suspects, two Indio men, ages 30 and 40, and a 30-year-old man from Palm Desert, were arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of organized retail theft, possession of stolen property, evading and conspiracy,
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Update 9/20/23 A former Riverside County sheriff’s correctional deputy accused of engaging in sex acts with a female inmate on home detention and trying to compel others to do the same pleaded not guilty to nearly 20 felony charges. Christian Phillip Heidecker is charged with three counts each of being a detention officer engaging in
Continue Reading After deliberating one day, a jury today convicted a 33-year-old felon of murder and other charges for fatally shooting his aunt and seriously wounding an acquaintance during a dispute at a family banquet in Riverside. Â Â Abraham David Bonilla killed 39-year-old Beatrice Romo of Beaumont and shot her friend, identified in court documents only as
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A 32-year-old Norco woman who abused and allowed her 17-month-old daughter to ingest a fatal dose of fentanyl was bound for state prison today to serve a sentence of 15 years to life behind bars. Jennifer Johanna Allen pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder for the death of her daughter, identified in court documents only
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A Riverside County sheriff’s correctional deputy allegedly caught transporting a significant amount of drugs on Interstate 10 was being held today in lieu of $1 million bail. The deputy, a 25-year-old man from Banning, was arrested and booked into the Byrd Detention Center on Sunday on suspicion of transportation of drugs in excess of 44
Continue Reading After an hours-long standoff, a 29-year-old man was arrested today for allegedly killing a third-generation sheriff’s deputy who was gunned down near the department’s Palmdale station over the weekend. Â Â Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, was shot around 6 p.m Saturday while sitting in his patrol car near the station at Sierra Highway and East Avenue
Continue Reading Authorities are investigating smash-and-grab robberies at two stores inside the Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon Thursday night. The robberies were reported at around 6:30 p.m. at the 48000 block of Seminole Drive. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, employees reported multiple subjects entered the businesses wearing masks and dark clothing armed with hammers
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A student was found with a loaded gun in Banning High School Friday morning, police announced. At 11:37 a.m., police responded to a report of a student possibly armed with a gun at the school. According to the Banning Police Dept., the School Resource Officer contacted the student, along with school campus security. Authorities conducted
Continue Reading A 26-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a child at a Banning church was charged today with lewd acts on a child under 14 years old and other offenses. Nicholas Garrett Corl of Banning was arrested earlier this week following an investigation by the Banning Police Department. Â Â Along with the lewd acts count, Corl
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In a landmark development, Governor Newsom unveiled today the largest-ever single investment to combat organized retail crime, with over $267 million allocated to law enforcement agencies across the state. Palm Springs emerged as a significant beneficiary of this financial injection, receiving about $4.5 million to tackle the rising tide of retail theft within the city.
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