Today in Department 5 of the Tulare County Superior, Visalia Division, a jury convicted David Bias, age 48, of first-degree residential burglary, commercial burglary, grand theft of a firearm, and unlawful taking of a vehicle. Each count is a felony. Bias possesses a 2015 auto theft conviction and a 2010 identity theft conviction. On January…
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On April 19, 2019, at High Desert State Prison in Susanville, Melvin Watters, age 45, stipulated to a five year California parole board hearing deferral for the 1994 murder of a man at a Visalia apartment complex. Around 2:45 am on February 1, 1994, Watters went to the victim’s apartment and knocked on the door.…
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Yesterday in Department 6 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, Judge Gary Paden sentenced Adrian Vicente Nunez, age 39, of Porterville, to 45 years-to-life in prison for child molestation. Nunez will also be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life. On March 20, 2019, Nunez pleaded no…
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Today in Department 10 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Judge Kathryn Montejano sentenced Apfu See, age 28, to 124 years-to-life in prison. On March 4, 2019, in a court trial, Judge Montejano found See guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and shooting at an occupied vehicle. Each count is enhanced with the special allegation…
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District Attorney Tim Ward has announced criminal charges against Geronmio Sierra, age 69, for sex crimes against minors. Sierra is charged with seven counts of child molestation. The crimes are alleged to have been committed between March 2002 and October 2002 against a minor victim. In addition, Sierra is charged with one count of…
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The public is invited to observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week 2019 at the District Attorney’s annual memorial quilt unveiling at 6 pm on Tuesday, April 9th at the Visalia Convention Center Charter Oak Ballroom. Since 1981, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week has brought attention to the millions of Americans impacted by crime and the…
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