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Yahoo
01-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Authorities investigate woman's death in unincorporated Santa Paula, Upper Ojai area
Authorities are investigating the death of a woman in an unincorporated area of Santa Paula. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office received a report around 9:10 p.m. May 31 of a suspicious death in the 1200 block of Sisar Road in unincorporated Santa Paula, often referred to as Upper Ojai, said sheriff's Capt. John Hajducko. Sisar Road is off Ojai Road, near Ojai Unified's Summit Elementary School. Deputies with the Fillmore station arrived to find the woman dead in the home, he said. The sheriff's major crimes detectives are investigating her death. Hajducko said the sheriff's office had no suspect information as of 8:15 a.m. June 1. However, he said the public does not have a reason to be concerned at this time. No additional information was available, Hajducko said. The last homicide in the area was Feb. 28 in Meiners Oaks. A 42-year-old woman was found dead inside her garage and a 29-year-old Oxnard man was later arrested in connection with her death. Stacie N. Galang is news director of the Ventura County Star. She can be reached at or 805-437-0222. This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Authorities investigate woman's death in Upper Ojai area
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Roundup: Dad arrested after child allegedly found with ammo at school, more news
Sheriff's deputies arrested a Moorpark man May 27 on suspicion of weapon and child endangerment charges after his child came to school with a round of ammunition and they found unsecured firearms at their home. Deputies reportedly made the discovery after responding to Campus Canyon College Preparatory Academy regarding the student's possession of the single round of ammunition. The child allegedly brought the ammunition to the Moorpark school to show friends. Sheriff's Deputy K'Lynn Jackson said the child was in the fifth grade or less. She declined to state the child's age or gender. No other minors were living in the home, she said. Officers located two unregistered assault rifles, a handgun, ammunition and several high-capacity magazines, according to a news release issued by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office. Jackson said the items were not locked up but declined to say where they were kept. The father was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, criminal firearm storage, unlawful transfer of a firearm, two counts of possession of an assault weapon and eight counts of possession of a high-capacity magazine. Jackson said the suspect was booked into jail. He had been released on bail as of the night of May 27, but is due in court June 10, according to the Ventura County jail inmate log. A 35-year-old Ojai man has been arrested by investigators in the District Attorney's Office on suspicion of lewd acts upon two children, the agency said May 30. The man was taken into custody outside of his place of employment without incident on May 29, according to a news release issued by the agency. The DA's office said the man is charged with eight felony counts of lewd acts upon a child, along with special allegations of molesting multiple victims and taking advantage of a position of trust. The suspect made his first appearance May 30 in Ventura County Superior Court, where he pled not guilty to all charges, the DA's office said. He allegedly molested two children under the age of 14 on multiple occasions. Thealleged conduct is said to have occurred between 2018 and 2020 in Santa Paula. This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Investigation of child's ammunition leads to father
Daily Mail
28-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Hero bouncer beaten by off-duty cops for stepping in when one was assaulting his wife
A restaurant bouncer is being praised as a hero for stepping in when an off-duty police officer was allegedly assaulting his wife. Jaiden Perkins, 25, broke his silence after he allegedly caught Officer Dylan Davis, 33, outside a California restaurant, shoving and choking his wife. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office released a statement after the March 30 incident, confirming that Davis and another officer, Anthony Malagon, 27, were arrested and placed on administrative leave due to a 'domestic incident.' Nearly two months after the alleged attack, Perkins is still grappling with what happened during his shift at the El Rey Cantina in Camarillo, a city north of Los Angeles. Perkins told KTLA that the sequence of events began when Perkins noticed Davis' wife crying at a table with her friends. Surveillance footage revealed Davis allegedly pushed his wife before she returned to sit with her friends. 'She's just frantically crying, seemed very not at ease, very shaky. I ask her if she's okay and she tells me nothing,' Perkins said. He added that her friends said she was okay, and he continued his shift. The group then exited the bar. The situation escalated when Perkins claims he heard shouting outside and rushed out to see Davis assaulting his wife. 'He shoved her down. She got back up and he just started choking her,' Perkins recalled. He said that the altercation prompted him to intervene and he allegedly informed Davis that he 'cannot be touching a lady like that.' Perkins said Davis then allegedly threatened to 'kill' him and swung on the left side of the bouncer's face. Perkins told the Ventura County Star that the behavior was unlike him, confessing, 'I'm very hands-off.' 'If something happens, I intervene, but I don't intervene physically.' When the off-duty cops allegedly threatened to kill Perkins, he replied, 'You're not killing anyone, man. I just called the police.' Perkins told the VC Star that one of the officers then allegedly taunted back, 'You mean my buddies? I'm a sheriff.' The bouncer allegedly hit Davis back, but Perkins said Malagon intervened, and the two deputies tackled him to the ground. 'In the moment, I thought, "I'm never going to see my children again,"' he told KTLA. Perkins told the outlet that the recovery from the alleged assault has been brutal, and he's had to quit his security job due to the trauma. He also had to leave his job at the grocery store and as an Amazon delivery driver because of the physical toll. Emergency authorities arrived on the scene after the alleged fight, and Perkins was rushed to a local hospital. He was diagnosed with a locked jaw, loss of consciousness, a concussion, and head and neck injuries, according to a claim filed by Perkins' lawyers. The claim also alleges that the officers discriminated against Perkins as an African American man. The claim seeks $10,000 for medical bills, $50,000 for loss of earnings, $500,000 in general damages, and $500,000 in punitive damages. Maximiliano Galindo, the attorney representing Perkins, told KTLA that Malagon has multiple family members serving in the sheriff's office Perkins told the VC Star that he doesn't believe the officers 'deserve any inkling of mercy.' 'They didn't give me any,' he added. 'It's sad that it's supposed to be Protect and Serve, and I was the one protecting his wife that night.' Maximiliano Galindo, the attorney representing Perkins, told KTLA that the officers' behavior was 'hotheaded.' He added that Malagon has multiple family members serving in the sheriff's department. Davis and Malagon both face felony charges, including battery causing serious injury and using force likely to cause significant injury. Davis was also arrested for inflicting injury on a spouse. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office released a statement that the major crimes bureau was handling the criminal investigation, and the internal affairs bureau was conducting a separate investigation. 'Both investigations are critical to ensure accountability at every level. I want to assure the public and our community that the Sheriff's Office takes this matter very seriously,' Sheriff Jim Fryhoff said. 'We hold our deputies to the highest standards of conduct; any violation of those standards will be addressed appropriately, without hesitation…as that is what both our community and our agency expect and deserve.'
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Yahoo
COVID fraud scheme sends Fillmore woman to jail
A Fillmore woman was sentenced to jail Tuesday for stealing more than $100,000 in a felony fraud case that involved COVID-19 relief funds. Claudia Portugal Cornejo, 52, had pleaded guilty in October to five felonies, including two counts of grand theft along with counts of conspiracy, presentation of a fraudulent claim and false personation, the Ventura County District Attorney's Office said in a news release. Prosecutors say Cornejo stole $70,000 from the county of Ventura and $25,000 from the state through a scheme involving her business, Fillmore General Services. The county had launched a business assistance grant program in June 2020 to help local companies impacted by the pandemic. The state funded a similar program. Cornejo submitted multiple fraudulent applications to the program, according to the DA's office. She also stole $6,800 from two individuals who paid her a fee in advance to submit applications on their behalf. The applications were never submitted, prosecutors say. The county's executive office discovered the fraud in October 2021 when they found suspicious documents in the grant applications, including forged business certificates and doctored tax forms, according to the release. The Ventura County Sheriff's major crimes unit, along with the county executive office, found Cornejo turned in multiple fraudulent applications. She also charged victims to submit paperwork and took a portion of approved grants. She was arrested in October 2022. 'The defendant stole tens of thousands of dollars from taxpayers and hardworking individuals, lining her own pockets at the expense of those in real need,' said District Attorney Erik Nasarenko in a statement. The case was prosecuted by Senior Deputy DA Howard Wise. On Tuesday, Cornejo was sentenced to 12 months in jail. An additional 28 months in jail was suspended as part of felony probation terms, the DA's office said. She was also ordered to pay more than $92,000 in restitution to the county, $25,000 to the state and $6,800 to two individual victims. She remains housed at the county's Todd Road Jail facility outside Santa Paula. This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: COVID fraud scheme sends Fillmore woman to jail
