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Menifee police officer charged with sexual assault of two adult victims August 15, 2025 RIVERSIDE – Arraignment was continued to next month for a Menifee police officer, now on administrative leave, who has been charged with sexual assault of two adult victims.Juan Jose Pesina Jr., DOB: 8-31-92, appeared at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta on Aug. 14 to be arraigned. At the request of the…
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Riverside County DA’s Office Investigative Technician Arrested for Sexual Battery August 21, 2025 RIVERSIDE – On Aug. 20, 2025, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office received a complaint with allegations of sexual assault involving a non-sworn employee with the office.A preliminary internal investigation was immediately initiated. During the process, an employee was identified as a…
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District Attorney's Office Charges Cabazon Couple With Murder in the Suspected Death of Their Young Son August 27, 2025 RIVERSIDE – The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has charged the parents of missing 7-month-old son, Emmanuel Haro, with murder in his suspected death.Jake Mitchell Haro, DOB: 2-11-1993, and Rebecca Renee Haro, DOB: 2-03-1984, are each charged with:Count 1: Murder (PC…
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Texas Convicted Murderer to Face Prosecution in Riverside County in 32-Year-Old Cold Case September 10, 2025 RIVERSIDE – A cross-country truck driver who pled guilty in Texas to a 1992 murder has pled not guilty in Riverside County in the cold case murder of a woman found off Interstate 10 in Desert Center.On March 30, 1993, the body of Sherri Herrera, 30, a mother of four from Tulare, Calif.,…
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If domestic violence is that bad, why don't they just leave? March 29, 2021 Monday, March 29, 2021 If domestic violence is that bad, why don't they just leave? We would like to introduce you to our guest blogger, Riverside County Assistant District Attorney Gerald Fineman. He supervises our Eastern Region and is the co-chair of the California District Attorneys Association’s Domestic Violence…
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Grand jury indictment unsealed in the murder of Massai Cole September 9, 2020 Riverside man charged with the murder is eligible for the death penalty RIVERSIDE – Today, Sept. 9, 2020, a criminal grand jury indictment was unsealed charging a Riverside man with murder and two special circumstances - that the victim was intentionally killed because of his race and lying in wait. Darren Peter Zesk,…
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Grand jury indicts Corona man for the 2019 murder of his 8-year-old son December 11, 2020 Photo credit: The Press-Enterprise RIVERSIDE – Today, Dec. 11, 2020, a grand jury indictment was unsealed in the case of Bryce McIntosh for the 2019 murder of his 8-year-old son, Noah. McIntosh, DOB: 7-19-86, of Corona, is charged with one count of murder with a special circumstance allegation of torture,…
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GRAND JURY INDICTS SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT LIEUTENANT, March 12, 2020 SERGEANT, AND FORMER DEPUTY ALONG WITH A TOW COMPANY OWNER IN BRIBERY CASE RIVERSIDE – A Riverside County criminal grand jury on March 11, 2020, returned indictments charging a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department lieutenant, sergeant, and a former deputy along with a tow truck company owner in a criminal conspiracy case. …
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Judge orders man charged with murdering two Corona moviegoers in 2021 to stand trial September 2, 2022 Friday, September 2, 2022 Judge orders man charged with murdering two Corona moviegoers in 2021 to stand trial RIVERSIDE – A man charged with the murders of two people at a Corona movie theater in 2021 was ordered by a Superior Court judge today, Sept. 2, 2022, to stand trial. Joseph Jimenez,…
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Judge orders The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company to pay $535,000 in penalties and costs for environmental violations August 9, 2022 RIVERSIDE – DA Mike Hestrin joined with the District Attorneys from six counties and one City Attorney to announce today, Aug. 10, 2022, that The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has been ordered to pay $535,000 in civil penalties, costs, and supplemental environmental projects…
