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3 days ago
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Felon caught with AR-15, meth during Ramona traffic stop
RAMONA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A man was arrested on multiple charges Thursday night after deputies found an unserialized AR-15-style rifle, ammunition, high-capacity magazines, and methamphetamine during a traffic stop in Ramona, authorities said. According to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, the incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. on May 29, near the intersection of Main and 16th streets. Deputies from the Ramona Sheriff's Substation stopped a pickup truck and identified the driver as Ryan Jones, 39, who had an active felony arrest warrant. Motorcyclist, 20, injured in collision with SUV Jones was taken into custody at the scene. During a search of his vehicle, deputies discovered a methamphetamine pipe, nearly six grams of meth, multiple rounds of ammunition, two high-capacity magazines, and an unserialized AR-15-style rifle with a short barrel — commonly referred to as an SBR. Authorities say the firearm and ammunition were found inside the truck and were easily accessible from the driver's seat. Jones allegedly told deputies he had purchased the weapon in Arizona and brought it into California. He is now facing several charges, including possession of an illegal firearm, possession of a controlled substance, possession of high-capacity magazines, felon in possession of a firearm, and importing a short-barreled rifle. No injuries were reported during the arrest. The investigation is ongoing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
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Toddler dies after being found unresponsive in East County home
EL CAJON, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A one-year-old girl found unresponsive in a home in unincorporated El Cajon died Tuesday. Around 11:30 a.m., deputies responded to a medical emergency at a home in the 1500 block of Penasco Drive, Lt. Juan Marquez with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. Mexican government demands investigation of deadly San Diego police shooting When authorities arrived on scene, they found the toddler on the living room floor. The child was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. The circumstances of the death is under investigation. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 858-285-6330/after hours at 858-868-3200. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-03-2025
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Woman accused of killing her California fire captain wife captured in Mexico
SAN DIEGO — A woman suspected of fatally stabbing her fire captain wife at their home in Southern California has been captured in Mexico after more than a month on the run, Mexican officials said Saturday. Yolanda Marodi was taken into custody after being found at a hotel roughly 2.3 miles south of the U.S. border in the city of Mexicali, the Baja California Citizen Security Secretariat (SSCBC) said in a statement. The SSCBC said Marodi was transferred to the border with the help of Mexico's National Institute of Migration. She was turned over to the U.S. Marshals Service after being returned to the United States at a U.S. port of entry, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said in a statement about her capture. She was wanted by U.S. authorities in the Feb. 17 killing of 49-year-old Rebecca 'Becky' Marodi, a respected California fire captain, at the couple's home in San Diego County. The secretariat said cooperation and an exchange of information with U.S. authorities helped lead to the arrest. An affidavit in support of an arrest warrant for Yolanda Marodi cites home security video depicting a horrific scene outside the couple's home in Ramona as she confronted a bloodied Rebecca Marodi with a knife on Feb. 17. As the pair ran across a patio that night, Rebecca Marodi was heard on the recording saying, "Yolanda! Please … ! don't want to die," according to the declaration. At one point, Yolanda Marodi responded, "You should have thought about that before," according to the affidavit. Rebecca Marodi's mother, who lived with the couple, called authorities to say her daughter had been stabbed, according to the document. Shortly after, the home's security camera captured Yolanda Marodi, wearing different clothes, placing belongings, luggage and pets in her silver Chevrolet Equinox SUV and driving away, according to the document. The same night, the SUV crossed into Mexico, about 45 miles south of Ramona, the affidavit stated, citing Department of Homeland Security records. Yolanda Marodi was charged with murder on Feb. 21. The search for her included the San Diego County Sheriff's Department and the U.S. Marshal's Service San Diego Fugitive Task Force, authorities said. Carlos Zúñiga, spokesperson for Baja California's state security agency, said authorities there had been searching for her in coordination with U.S. counterparts, NBC San Diego reported last month. In 2003, Yolanda Marodi pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of husband Jim Olejniczak in 2000, the station reported. She was released from custody a decade later. The affidavit states that an unnamed witness received a text from Yolanda Marodi a day after Rebecca Marodi's killing, stating that Rebecca Marodi had told Yolanda Marodi "she met someone else" and was leaving her. 'Becky came home and told me she was leaving, she met someone else, all the messages were lies. We had a big fight and I hurt her…I'm sorry," the text stated, according to the affidavit. First responders at the home reported Rebecca Marodi had multiple stab wounds, including lacerations to her neck, chest and abdomen, the document said. She was declared dead at the scene. According to a joint statement from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire, and the Riverside County Fire Department, Rebecca Marodi worked in firefighting for more than 30 years, starting as a volunteer in Moreno Valley, a city about 85 miles north of Ramona, in Riverside County. She was a seasonal firefighter, then a full-time one, before she moved up to engineer in 2007 and captain in 2022, working mostly in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, according to the statement. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department thanked authorities following Yolanda Marodi's capture. "We thank our law enforcement partners in San Diego and Mexico for their hard work," spokeswoman Maggie Cline De La Rosa said in a statement. "Becky was a beloved member of our community and Department, and we miss her greatly." Rebecca Marodi dedicated much of her career to peer support, "always prioritizing the well-being of her colleagues," according to the statement. An Instagram post from Cal Fire's battalion in Temecula, California, a community just north of Riverside County's border with San Diego County, showed Rebecca Marodi on the front lines of the Eaton Fire in Altadena, the deadliest of the state's windstorm-driven blazes in January. A Cal Fire San Diego Benevolent Fund online drive to raise money for Rebecca Marodi's family described her as a woman who "dedicated more than three decades to serving and protecting our communities with unwavering bravery, leadership, and commitment." This article was originally published on
Yahoo
27-02-2025
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Wife wanted in killing of Cal Fire captain, Rebecca Marodi, fled to Mexico, officials say
The search is on for a woman suspected of killing a decorated Cal Fire captain who helped fight the Eaton fire. Yolanda Marodi, 53, also known as Yolanda Olejniczak, is a suspect in the slaying of her wife, Rebecca Marodi, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Rebecca Marodi, 49, was found stabbed to death Feb. 17 at a residence in Ramona. The couple had been married for just over two years, according to a sheriff's homicide investigator who cited family members. Yolanda Marodi is believed to have fled to Mexico. Authorities have issued a warrant for her arrest. According to public records, the suspect and the victim shared the same address. Read more: 'I don't want to die!' Cal Fire captain begged for mercy during slaying captured on video, officials say Here is a rundown on the case: On Feb. 17, Rebecca Marodi's mother, Lorena, called 911, saying that her daughter had been stabbed at their home on Rancho Villa Road, according to an arrest warrant obtained by KABC-TV News. Detectives arrived to find Rebecca Marodi with stab wounds to her neck, chest and abdomen; they attempted life-saving measures but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Lorena told detectives that Rebecca Marodi had told Yolanda Marodi a week ago that she was ending their marriage, the warrant states. In home security video that detectives reviewed the following day, Rebecca Marodi is seen running from a woman believed to be Yolanda Marodi, the warrant states. 'Yolanda! Please ... ! I don't want to die!' Rebecca Marodi screamed, before appearing on video with blood on her back, according to the warrant. Yolanda Marodi is seen with blood on her arms. Read more: Woman suspected of killing Cal Fire captain was convicted of killing her first spouse 'You should have thought of that before,' Yolanda Marodi responded while standing over Rebecca Marodi holding a knife, according to the warrant. Yolanda Marodi told her wife to go inside the house while Rebecca Marodi told her repeatedly to call 911. Around 10 minutes later, Yolanda Marodi was captured on the security camera gathering pets and luggage and loading them into a Chevrolet Equinox SUV, according to the warrant. She drove away and her vehicle was logged by the Department of Homeland Security entering Mexico later that night. Rebecca Marodi started her career as a volunteer firefighter in 1993 in Moreno Valley and worked as a seasonal firefighter in Riverside and San Bernardino counties from 1994 to 2000, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Riverside County Fire Department. She was a fire apparatus engineer in 2007 and was promoted to captain in 2022. Cal Fire, where she worked, issued a statement saying: "It is with great sadness that CAL FIRE reports the off-duty death of Fire Captain Rebecca 'Becky' Marodi. Captain Marodi served over 30 years with CAL FIRE, primarily in Riverside County, but also serving time in San Bernardino and San Diego Counties. The tragic loss of Captain Marodi is mourned by her family, friends, and her CAL FIRE family." She was sentenced in 2004 to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of her then-husband, James Joseph Olejniczak, according to court records. She served time in prison from 2004 until 2013. Morodi remains at large, and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating her. She is described as 5 feet 2, about 166 pounds, with brown hair, according to a Sheriff's Department news release. Olejniczak's relatives declined a Times request for interview. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
27-02-2025
- Los Angeles Times
Wife wanted in killing of Cal Fire captain, Rebecca Marodi, fled to Mexico, officials say
The search is on for a woman suspected of killing a decorated Cal Fire captain who helped fight the Eaton fire. Yolanda Marodi, 53, also known as Yolanda Olejniczak, is a suspect in the slaying of her wife, Rebecca Marodi, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Rebecca Marodi, 49, was found stabbed to death Feb. 17 at a residence in Ramona. The couple had been married for just over two years, according to a sheriff's homicide investigator who cited family members. Yolanda Marodi is believed to have fled to Mexico. Authorities have issued a warrant for her arrest. According to public records, the suspect and the victim shared the same address. Here is a rundown on the case: On Feb. 17, Rebecca Marodi's mother, Lorena, called 911, saying that her daughter had been stabbed at their home on Rancho Villa Road, according to an arrest warrant obtained by KABC-TV News. Detectives arrived to find Rebecca Marodi with stab wounds to her neck, chest and abdomen; they attempted life-saving measures but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Lorena told detectives that Rebecca Marodi had told Yolanda Marodi a week ago that she was ending their marriage, the warrant states. In home security video that detectives reviewed the following day, Rebecca Marodi is seen running from a woman believed to be Yolanda Marodi, the warrant states. 'Yolanda! Please ... ! I don't want to die!' Rebecca Marodi screamed, before appearing on video with blood on her back, according to the warrant. Yolanda Marodi is seen with blood on her arms. 'You should have thought of that before,' Yolanda Marodi responded while standing over Rebecca Marodi holding a knife, according to the warrant. Yolanda Marodi told her wife to go inside the house while Rebecca Marodi told her repeatedly to call 911. Around 10 minutes later, Yolanda Marodi was captured on the security camera gathering pets and luggage and loading them into a Chevrolet Equinox SUV, according to the warrant. She drove away and her vehicle was logged by the Department of Homeland Security entering Mexico later that night. Rebecca Marodi started her career as a volunteer firefighter in 1993 in Moreno Valley and worked as a seasonal firefighter in Riverside and San Bernardino counties from 1994 to 2000, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Riverside County Fire Department. She was a fire apparatus engineer in 2007 and was promoted to captain in 2022. Cal Fire, where she worked, issued a statement saying: 'It is with great sadness that CAL FIRE reports the off-duty death of Fire Captain Rebecca 'Becky' Marodi. Captain Marodi served over 30 years with CAL FIRE, primarily in Riverside County, but also serving time in San Bernardino and San Diego Counties. The tragic loss of Captain Marodi is mourned by her family, friends, and her CAL FIRE family.' She was sentenced in 2004 to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of her then-husband, James Joseph Olejniczak, according to court records. She served time in prison from 2004 until 2013. Morodi remains at large, and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating her. She is described as 5 feet 2, about 166 pounds, with brown hair, according to a Sheriff's Department news release. Olejniczak's relatives declined a Times request for interview.
