On August 24, 2022, in Department 10 of the Tulare County Superior Court, a jury found Mark Martin, age 37, guilty of attempted murder of four people and arson. Around 6:38 pm on February 7, 2021, Super Bowl Sunday, Martin broke into the garage of his ex-girlfriend with whom he has two young children. His…
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Yesterday in Tulare County Juvenile Court, Judge Hugo Loza dismissed murder charges against two 15-year-old minors in the deaths of two Porterville firefighters. Witnesses testified that on the afternoon of February 18, 2020, the minors, who were both 13-years-old at the time, were present in the children’s reading area. Evidence showed that one minor said…
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Today in Department 6 of the Tulare County Superior Court, the court granted re-sentencing for Hector Salazar, age 39, for the 2013 home invasion of a Ducor residence. On May 29, 2013, Salazar and two men entered the home of a Ducor man. Upon entering, they pummeled the victim and restrained his arms, legs, and…
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At a virtual hearing on August 2, 2022, TCDA prosecutors secured a 5-year denial of parole for Cesar Navarro, age 44, for the 1998 murder of his wife. Also in attendance were victim advocates and the victim’s family. Navarro is currently serving his sentence at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. On December…
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On August 8, 2022, in Department 17 of the Tulare County Superior Court, TCDA prosecutors secured a guilty verdict for Marwin McDarment, age 44, for the attempted murder and assault with a firearm of multiple peace officers during a 2011 shootout on the Tule River Reservation. On September 9, 2011, after an argument in the…
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On August 5, 2022, in Tulare County Superior Court, the court sentenced Harbhajan Mundi, 65, to 77 years-to-life in prison for the 2018 murder of a man in Farmersville. On December 16, 2021, a jury found Mundi guilty of first-degree murder, mayhem, and assault with a firearm with the special allegations that he personally and…
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