Men plead no contest in fatal Montclair nightclub shooting
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Two men pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter this week in connection with a woman's fatal shooting last year at a Montclair nightclub. Esteban Hernandez, 27, and Armando...
View ArticleProsecutors drop criminal case against sheriff's deputy
INDIO -- Prosecutors dropped criminal charges today against a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy who allegedly brought his service weapon to court in his other criminal case. The felony charge...
View ArticleCovina man testifies in bid to withdraw guilty pleas
POMONA -- A Covina man accused of killing two young women last year in an alleged drunk driving crash testified today that he felt pressured by his court-appointed attorney to accept a plea agreement...
View ArticleDepartment investigates deputy in gun case
INDIO -- The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department is conducting an internal investigation into a deputy who was charged with bringing his service weapon to court in his other criminal case, a...
View ArticleAssessor's Office scandal figure appears in court
SAN BERNARDINO -- A former Assessor's Office employee charged with falsifying timesheets appeared today in San Bernardino Superior Court. A new pre-trial hearing was scheduled for June 30 in Gregory...
View ArticleThree charged in human smuggling case
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office filed criminal charges today against three men accused of holding captive three illegal immigrants who were smuggled across the...
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Testimony: Man killed ex-girlfriend after she rebuffed reunion
Pictured: Jessica Flores. RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A man accused of stabbing his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend to death last year did so after the girl rebuffed his request that they reunite, according to court...
View ArticleMen plead not guilty in immigrant smuggling case
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Two Mexican citizens accused of holding three immigrants captive at a home here pleaded not guilty today to criminal charges. Jose DeJesus Horta Gutterrez, 34, and Leonardo Rios...
View ArticleMurder trial opens in Upland killing
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A murder trial opened today for an alleged Ontario gang member accused of gunning down a fellow gang member two years ago on an Upland residential street. Daniel Vera, 23, is...
View ArticleMan pleads no contest in fatal street racing crash
POMONA - A Montclair man pleaded no contest to three counts of vehicular manslaughter today in connection with a 2002 street racing crash in which three people were killed. Roque Torres, 28, entered...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty in Chino arson case
CHINO -- A 28-year-old man accused of torching his ex-girlfriend's car in January has pleaded guilty to felony vandalism as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. Carlos Allen Alexander of Long...
View ArticleThree sentenced to prison for holding immigrants captive
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Three Mexican citizens were sentenced to three years in state prison after pleading no contest to charges that they held three illegal immigrants captive for ransom. The men were...
View ArticleDriver pleads not guilty to DUI in rollover crash
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- An alleged drunk driver pleaded not guilty to criminal charges this morning in connection with a crash last week in which his girlfriend, a passenger, was seriously injured. Leone...
View ArticleFinal defendant sentenced in Ted Greene Park slayings
POMONA -- The final defendant charged in connection with the shooting deaths of two teens last year at Ted Greene Park has been sentenced to prison. Devin Adel Omar, 17, was sentenced to nine years in...
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Church choir director pleads guilty to lewd acts with choirgirl
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A church choir director pleaded guilty Monday to charges that he committed lewd sexual acts with a 15-year-old choirgirl. Mark William Michaels, 53, pleaded guilty in West Valley...
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Montclair man convicted of sexually abusing stepdaughter
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A jury found a Montclair man guilty today of sexually abusing his stepdaughter. Juan Trujillo Barajas, 40, was convicted of 24 felony counts, including continuous sexual abuse of a...
View ArticleAlleged drunk driver charged with manslaughter in fatal Ontario crash
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- An 18-year-old Ontario man has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter for allegedly losing control of his car while driving drunk and colliding with another vehicle, killing...
View ArticleFormer Fontana school administrator admits embezzlement
FONTANA -- A former administrator at the Fontana Unified School District pleaded no contest this week to embezzling about $8,500 from the district. Shawn Kingsley, former director of maintenance and...
View ArticleAlleged drunk driver charged in motorcyclist's death
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- An alleged drunk driver from Montclair has been charged with vehicular manslaughter for allegedly killing a motorcyclist in a May traffic collision. Chris David Wilcox, 33,...
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Woman accused in dismemberment slaying makes court appearance
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A Riverside County woman accused of murdering and dismembering her boyfriend appeared in court today for a brief hearing in which attorneys told a judge of their progress in the...
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