A Santa Clarita man was sentenced to federal prison Thursday, after he allegedly trafficked drugs in stuffed animals that were shipped throughout the nation, which led to at least one person’s death. Jerrell Eugene Anderson, 34 from Santa Clarita, was sentenced by United States District Judge George H. Wu to eight years in federal prison. Anderson pleaded guilty on June ...

A Canyon Country man who is a former Navy SEAL was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for surreptitiously filming nude minor victims with hidden cameras in a residential setting. Robert Quido Stella, 51, of Canyon Country, was sentenced by United States District Judge George H. Wu. At the conclusion of ...

Ed. Note: The following is a news release courtesy of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. A North Carolina man who operated a “shell business” in the Santa Clarita Valley has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking, officials said Monday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Zaid Wakil, ...