A Bakersfield man pled not guilty to child endangerment after his daughter who was sharing a seatbelt with a sibling was ejected from their vehicle during a crash. Neftali Acevedo Saenz, 35, from Bakersfield, pled not guilty to a felony charge of child endangerment Monday, said Greg Risling, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Around 1:15 ...

A Santa Clarita man who pled not guilty to allegations of posing as a rideshare driver and raping seven women was sentenced to more than 300 years in State prison Wednesday.  Santa Clarita resident Nicolas Morales was sentenced to 310 years to life in state prison, said Greg Risling, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.  In early ...

A Santa Clarita realtor has been named in a civil sex trafficking case filed earlier this week, with multiple women alleging that he drugged and sexually assaulted them with the knowledge of a co-conspirator and the realty company they both associated with. The case alleges that Santa Clarita realtor Mike Bjorkman sexually assaulted several victims at professional recruiting events with ...

Former adult film star Ron Jeremy, 69, was committed to a state mental health facility Tuesday.   Jeremy was committed to the state mental health facility after he was found incompetent to stand trial in multiple sexual assault cases, including assaulting a 15-year-old girl at a house party in Santa Clarita, according to Greg Risling, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles ...

The 21-year-old Santa Clarita man who was arrested in December for an alleged assault on a porch caught on a Ring camera following a possible road rage incident pled not guilty to two felony charges. Adriano Anzuini, 21, from Santa Clarita, pled not guilty to one felony count each of elder abuse and battery for the alleged assault, said Greg ...

A Saugus man was sentenced to over two decades behind bars for sexual crimes against children on Tuesday. Fred Recalde, 63, of Saugus, was sentenced to state prison on Tuesday on three counts of sexual crimes against children, according to Los Angeles County Court documents. Initially arrested in November 2018, Recalde was found guilty on three of five counts of ...

Opening statements began Wednesday in the trial against the mother of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos and her boyfriend in the torture and subsequent murder of the Lancaster boy. On Wednesday, the trial process began for Heather Maxine Barron, 33, and Kareem Ernesto Leiva, 37, who are charged in connection with Anthony’s murder in June 2018. Barron and Leiva have been charged ...

Former adult film star Ron Jeremy, 69, has been declared incompetent to stand trial in multiple sexual assault cases, including assaulting a 15 year old girl at a house party in Santa Clarita.  The case against Jeremy which included over 30 instances of sexual assault was suspended in March 2022 amid questions of his mental competence. It has been declared ...

The suspect who was arrested on attempted murder in connection to the Black N’ Blue  shooting Halloween morning pleaded not guilty to five felony counts last month.  Isaac Rashad Clark, 23, from Lancaster pled not guilty to one felony count each of attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, unlawful possession of ...

Advanced Bionic LLC, a manufacturer of cochlear impact devices and based locally in Valencia, has agreed to pay more than $12 million to resolve allegations of false claims to federal healthcare programs. The $12 million settlement resolves allegations that Advanced Bionic made false claims regarding the results of its radio-frequency (RF) emissions test when applying for approval from the Food ...