A man sleeping inside a car in Stevenson Ranch was awoken by a good Samaritan Wednesday night after his vehicle caught fire. Around 10 p.m. Wednesday, a good Samaritan noticed flames coming from a vehicle in a parking lot near the intersection of The Old Road and Magic Mountain Parkway, then realized that the driver was asleep inside. Mere minutes ...
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Man Arrested On Felony Weapon Charges While Residing At Home Of Good Samaritan
A man on active parole was arrested for illegally being in possession of two firearms Friday, after an “elderly” woman allowed him to temporarily stay at her home in Santa Clarita. On Friday, deputies responded to the 17900 block of River Circle in Canyon Country to investigate a possible suspicious circumstance, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita ...
Read More »Newhall Crash Victim Searching For Good Samaritan Who Helped Until Paramedics Arrived
A person who was injured in a 14 Freeway crash in Newhall Wednesday morning wants to thank the good Samaritan who helped him until paramedics arrived. On Wednesday around 11:20 a.m., Joseph Geraci, of Burbank, was traveling on the southbound 14 Freeway south of Newhall Avenue when his vehicle collided with the center divider. “When he hit the guardrail, he ...
Read More »UPDATE: Good Samaritans Detain Assault Suspect Accused Of Attacking 70-Year-Old Female Jogger In Valencia
Updates charge and status of victim Two good Samaritans, including an off-duty cop, helped Santa Clarita deputies arrest an assault suspect who attacked a 70-year-old woman jogging on a Valencia bike trail Tuesday, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. A male transient reportedly attacked the woman around 8:20 a.m. Tuesday ...
Read More »Defendant Seeks New Trial For Good Samaritan Murder Charges
A man found guilty in a fatal Canyon Country robbery is requesting a new trial for murder charges, officials said Thursday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Jurors found Eric Edwards and Diamonte McGhee guilty of a 2011 Halloween murder in Canyon Country in October. Both are facing a maximum of life in prison ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Murder Trial Enters Final Phases
Nearly three years after Rick Sandoval was shot and left for dead, and Alejandro Sanchez-Torres was fatally shot near his 7-year-old son, the Santa Clarita murder trial for three men accused in the crime entered its final stage. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Related: Murder Trial Under Way In 2011 Halloween Robbery, ...
Read More »Murder Trial Under Way In 2011 Halloween Robbery, Murder
The trial started Monday for three men accused of robbery and murder in the 2011 robbery of Rick Sandoval and shooting murder of Alejandro Sanchez-Torres
Read More »UPDATE: Trial To Start In September For Alleged Gang Members In 2011 Killing
A pretrial hearing is underway Monday in the trial of three then-teens accused of fatally shooting man in an alleged robbery that turned deadly on Halloween 2011. The “Halloween trio,” Diamonte Jerome McGhee, 20, Branden Trevaughn Higgs, 19, and Eric Michael Edwards, 20, were all under 18 when they initially were arrested on charges they were involved in the death of Alex Sanchez and wounded Ricardo Sandoval during a robbery gone awry Oct. 21, 2011. The pretrial hearing today was expected to review motions for the case, which could start trial next week.
Read More »Murder, Street Racing Charges Continued Again In Court
Two Santa Clarita cases that have been going through the legal system for more than two years were continued again Friday
Read More »Canyon Country Teens Accused Of Halloween Murder Have Trial Delayed
Three teen charged with murder in the death of a man who allegedly was trying to stop a robbery, will likely have a trial in mid-September
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