A 32-year-old woman convicted of killing a Hart High School graduate was sentenced Tuesday to serve less than an hour of community service for every stab wound she inflicted. Bryn Spejcher was sentenced in Ventura County court Tuesday for the May 28, 2018 killing of 26-year-old Chad O’Melia, a graduate of William S. Hart High School. Spejcher claimed the death ...
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Man Killed In New Year’s Eve Shooting Murder Identified
The man shot and killed New Year’s Eve in Valencia has been identified by the Coroner’s Office. Devin Marshall, 37, of Valencia, has been identified as the person who died after being shot on Dec. 31, 2023, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. At about 4:30 a.m., Marshall was shot by an unknown assailant on the 25700 block ...
Read More »DNA Testing Identifies Headless Body Found In 2011 As Canyon Country Woman
A headless body found in a Kern County cold case over a decade ago has been identified as a Canyon Country woman. On March 29, 2011, a woman’s body was found in a grape vineyard near Sebastian Road, just East of Wheeler Ridge Road in Arvin, according to Kern County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Investigators. At the time, the murder victim ...
Read More »Murder Suspect Remains At-Large Following New Year’s Eve Valencia Shooting
A murder suspect in connection to a New Year’s Eve shooting remains at large after a person of interest was released. Hours after a person was murdered in the 25000 block of Vista Fairways Drive in Valencia New Year’s Eve, a person of interest was detained by law enforcement after they showed up to the crime scene, according to Lt. ...
Read More »Man Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Connected To Fatal Crash
A Santa Clarita man pled not guilty to murder this week after he killed his passenger while allegedly driving drunk under the age of 21. Raul Ramirez, 20, from Santa Clarita, pled not guilty to one count of murder in connection to the Nov. 1 crash that killed Orlando Gomez Sales, 39, said Venusse Dunn, a spokesperson for the Los ...
Read More »Former Agua Dulce Animal Trainer Deanna Esmaeel Murdered In NorCal
Deanna Esmaeel, a longtime movie animal trainer in Agua Dulce, was believed to have been murdered by her boyfriend in Northern California last week, leading to an overnight manhunt for the suspect. On Thursday, Oct. 12, Esmaeel, a Del Norte County Sheriff Deputy, was found murdered in her home in Crescent City, California. No information was provided as to her ...
Read More »Family Of Murdered Hart High Grad Disappointed By Ventura County D.A. Office In 5-Year-Old Case
Physical evidence, witnesses, and even a confession from the accused are all readily available, but half a decade after his brutal murder, Hart High School graduate Chad O’Melia’s killer remains free. On May 28, 2018, O’Melia was stabbed to death by a woman he had known for less than a month. Law enforcement found her with a knife in her ...
Read More »Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested After Firing Shots At Vehicle On 14 Freeway
An attempted murder suspect was arrested Sunday after allegedly shooting at a vehicle on the 14 Freeway in Newhall. Around 12:20 p.m. Sunday, officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) began receiving calls of a shooting on the northbound 14 Freeway near Newhall Avenue. Witnesses and the victim of the shooting provided a California license plate for the suspect vehicle, ...
Read More »Deputy Clinkunbroomer Shooter Charged With Murder
The man who allegedly murdered LASD Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer plead not guilty Wednesday. Kevin Salazar, 29, from Palmdale, entered a dual plea of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity, according to court officials. Wednesday, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon, accompanied by LASD Sheriff Robert Luna and members of Clinkunbroomer’s family, announced the charges that Salazar ...
Read More »Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested After Pinning Woman Between Two Cars
A Stevenson Ranch woman was arrested for attempted murder after she allegedly pinned a woman and her dog between two cars during a dispute Tuesday. On Tuesday, deputies responded to the 25300 block of The Old Road in STEVENSON Ranch regarding a neighbor dispute call, said Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “As the victim ...
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