A man accused of shooting a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy in Newhall in 2017 returned to court for yet another preliminary hearing on Monday. Monolito Guerra, 29, allegedly shot and wounded Deputy Albert White at an apartment complex on Bottletree Lane in Newhall on Nov. 28, 2017. On the day of the incident, a woman called authorities to report ...
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Santa Clarita Wrong-Way Driver Returns To Court For Murder, Assault Charges
A Santa Clarita woman who allegedly stole a car and caused a fatal wrong-way five-vehicle collision on the 210 Freeway returned to court Tuesday. In Fall 2018, the defense declared doubt as to Thibault’s mental ability to assist in her own defense, causing the case to be suspended until a mental evaluation could be done, according to officials from the ...
Read More »Canyon Country Graffiti Tagger Forced To Pay More Than $16K In Damages
A Canyon Country man linked to more than 1,900 graffiti tagging incidents within the Santa Clarita Valley returned to court Thursday where a judge ordered that he pay more than $16,000. Christian Pacheco, 25, was ordered to pay $16,177.79 plus 10 percent annual interest in restitution to the City of Santa Clarita, according to officials with the District Attorney’s Office. ...
Read More »Canyon Country Man Accused Of Stabbing Detective Found ‘Incompetent To Stand Trial’
A Canyon Country man was found “incompetent to stand trial” Wednesday, on charges of stabbing an off-duty detective earlier this year. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Donald Chinchilla, 21, was charged with one count of deliberate and premeditated attempted murder of a peace officer in January, according to the Los Angeles ...
Read More »Shane Falsey, Accused Social Media Harasser, Charged With Annoying Phone Calls Appears In Court
A Santa Clarita man appeared in court for pretrial proceedings Tuesday, after dozens of women in the community reported harassment. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. After being arrested on June 6 of this year, Shane Michael Falsey, 29, appeared in court Tuesday a pretrial conference regarding a single misdemeanor count of ...
Read More »Rape, Assault With Deadly Weapon Suspect Returns To Court
A man accused of rape, kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon returned to court Friday for a preliminary hearing. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Jose Amadeo Cortez, 27, was charged with one felony count of fleeing a pursuing peace officer’s motor vehicle while driving recklessly after allegedly leading law enforcement ...
Read More »Serial Burglary Suspect From Canyon Country Charged With Theft
Prosecutors with the District Attorney’s Office charged a serial burglary suspect Tuesday, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Antonio Alonso Diaz, 51, of Canyon Country, is being charged with felony residential burglary charges, according to officials. He’s being held in lieu of $1 million bail. Diaz is believed ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Kidnapping Suspect Due Back In Court Next Month
A Santa Clarita man accused of kidnapping his parents at knifepoint, and then driving off a cliff with his dad in the car, is due back in court in November. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Sean McClelland, 47, saw his case continued Wednesday, which involved an accusation that he took his ...
Read More »Pair Of Years-Old Murder Cases Heading To Trial Soon
A pair of murder trials are working their way through the courts this month, prosecutors said Monday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. A Castaic case has waited more than three years to see the light of a courtroom after a daughter was accused of fatally stabbing her father. A Los Angeles ...
Read More »Canyon Country Kidnapping Suspect Due Back In Court Next Month
A Santa Clarita man accused of trying to kidnap a teenage girl from a Canyon Country parking lot is expected back in court next month. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Santos Martinez, 39, was in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing setting date, which is the first step in his trial. ...
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