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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 35-year-old man faces assault with a deadly weapon charges following an attack at a sports bar in Indio nearly two weeks ago. Police said the incident happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. at JD’s Sports Bar, located in the 46000 block of Monroe Street. Details were limited, but police said a
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A Palm Springs man who sexually assaulted multiple girls throughout Riverside, Los Angeles and San Diego counties, enticing them with illegal drugs and using them to make child pornography, is facing more than 20 years in state prison when he’s sentenced in October. Jesse James Garcia Airada, 29, pleaded guilty Tuesday
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Beaumont man who severely beat his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter, as well as starved the child for weeks until she died, was sentenced today to 18 years in state prison. Tyler Lawrence Finley, 30, pleaded guilty last week to murder and three counts of child cruelty, along with sentence-enhancing allegations of
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Investigators have identified the final unidentified victim of serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, known as the “Happy Face Killer,” 34 years after the discovery of her body near Blythe. The woman, previously referred to by investigators as “Claudia,” was officially identified on Thursday as Lydia Jane Wade McWhorter, a 26-year-old from
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A 27-year-old man was convicted and immediately sentenced days after being arrested for waving a pistol at a motorist during a road rage confrontation in Palm Desert, then fleeing from deputies. Willard Alexander Giron Jr. of Thousand Palms was arrested Tuesday following the incident and a brief chase. He was
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VAN NUYS, Calif. (KESQ) – Criminal proceedings were suspended today after a doubt was declared about the mental competency of a model and social media influencer charged with six felony counts, including burglary and grand theft, involving alleged victims she met through dating apps. Adva Lavie, 29, is due in at the Mental Health Courthouse
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CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) – Update: 08/26 A man accused of fatally shooting an acquaintance and burying his remains near Interstate 10 in Cabazon has been charged with first-degree murder and other offenses. Jesse Bruce Kennedy, 48, of Cabazon, made his initial court appearance this afternoon at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta. Investigators with the
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – College of the Desert trustee Rubén AríAztlán Pérez pleaded guilty to DUI charges earlier this week and received 60 months of probation. Pérez, 33, reached a plea agreement with the District Attorney’s Office, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. On Monday, he pled guilty to Driving Under the Influence BAC .08 or Higher
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A federal jury today found that the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department bore some responsibility for the death of a 29-year-old Beaumont man who suffered fentanyl poisoning in jail while awaiting trial for attempted murder, recommending that the dead man’s family receive millions for their loss. “After a week of trial, a
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Federal agents and local authorities conducted a large-scale excavation at the Salton City property where Abraham Feinbloom was arrested for the murder of 17-year-old T’Neya Tovar.
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Two motorists were arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired during a DUI enforcement operation in Indio, police said today. “We are committed to taking impaired drivers off the road,” Sgt. Peter Fuentes said in a statement. “Driving under the influence is not only dangerous, but also has major consequences.”
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A San Jacinto woman accused of killing a 7-year-old girl and injuring members of her family in a driving under the influence collision at a Perris intersection pleaded not guilty today to second-degree murder and other charges. Silvia Corona, 52, was arrested — for the second time — on Thursday after
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 31-year-old Jurupa Valley man was found guilty of murder for supplying a relative with fentanyl that caused his death in 2023. John Fredrick Sandoval was convicted of second-degree murder on Tuesday at the Hall of Justice in Riverside, the District Attorney’s Office announced. It marks the fourth case of its
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) The man seen punching and throwing his dog in a viral video out of Cabazon is now under arrest. The Riverside County Department of Animal Services arrested Craig Vincent Dallesandro on Aug. 13 with help from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, the department announced in a statement to News Channel 3. He
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A 29-year-old man was arraigned Tuesday after being arrested for allegedly appearing at two Twentynine Palms schools in tactical gear and carrying various weapons.
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 75-year-old Coachella man who was convicted of child sexual abuse charges was sentenced today to 16 years in state prison. Last month, Ysidro Anaya Sanchez pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd acts on a child under 14 years old under a pretrial agreement with the Riverside County District
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BLYTHE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 41-year-old pastor in the Coachella and Palo Verde valleys accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl pleaded not guilty today to felony charges. Lino Hernandez of Mesa Verde was arrested last Wednesday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation that began in June. Hernandez is charged with four counts
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MURRIETA, Calif. (KESQ) – A Nov. 9 trial date was set today for a Menifee policeman accused of sexually assaulting five women, including some while he was on duty. Juan Jose Pesina Jr., 34, of Murrieta was arrested last August following an investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Unit. Pesina is charged
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – The family of Liam Cantu, a 14-year-old boy killed in an alleged DUI hit-and -run in October 2025, is continuing to shed light on his case following a court hearing today. Jose Villegas Orbe of Palm Springs appeared in Indio court Friday for a preliminary hearing. Cantu’s parents, Jesus Cantu
Continue Reading BLYTHE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 41-year-old pastor in the Coachella and Palo Verde valleys accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl was charged Friday with multiple felonies. Lino Hernandez, 41, of Mesa Verde, was taken into custody at his residence in Blythe. Hernandez is charged with four counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child,
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