Today in Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, Porterville man Adrian Ortiz, age 31, was sentenced to death for the 2009 killing of a 23-year-old husband and father in his own home. Around 10:30 pm on April 21, 2009, in the city of Porterville, Ortiz and his girlfriend were arguing while driving in a car.…
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District Attorney Tim Ward has announced criminal charges have been filed in the February 19, 2021, high-speed chase that resulted in a California Highway Patrol officer being shot. Marvin Chang, age 32 of Los Angeles County, is charged with eight counts of attempted murder of a peace officer, two counts of assault with a semi-automatic…
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On Wednesday, February 23, 2020, in Department 5 of the Tulare County Superior Court, the court sentenced Leland Wood, age 48, to 8 years in state prison for a crime that occurred in December of 2019. On November 4, 2020, a jury convicted Wood of inflicting injury upon an intimate partner, and personally inflicting great…
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Today at the South County Justice Center, the Tulare County Superior Court sentenced Joshua Isgrigg, age 33, to 5 years in state prison after pleading no contest to the following: one count of making a destructive device without a permit / possession of materials to make explosives, one count of elder abuse under circumstances likely…
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District Attorney Tim Ward is pleased to announce the promotion of Candice Moore to the position of Supervising Deputy District Attorney. Moore is a Visalia native and a graduate of Redwood High School. She began her TCDA career in 2008 as an intern and later as a law clerk from 2010 to 2013, and became…
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On Friday, January 29, 2021, in Department 17 of the Tulare County Superior Court, South County Justice Center, Victor Hugo Becerra, age 38, was sentenced to 228 years-to-life in prison for child molestation. On October 8, 2020, a Tulare County jury found Becerra guilty of three counts of oral copulation with a minor under the…
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