On November 21, 2022, the California Board of Parole Hearings issued a 5-year denial of parole for Kevin Black, age 52, for his 2002 conviction for child molestation against multiple victims. He is currently serving his sentence at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Blythe. The crimes were committed between September 1, 2000, and July 3,…
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At a virtual hearing on November 18, 2022, TCDA prosecutors secured a 5-year denial of parole for Mario Villa, age 60, in the 1996 murder of a man on New Year’s Day in Orosi. Villa is currently serving his life sentence at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. On January 1, 1996, the…
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On November 15, 2022, in Department 6 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, the court sentenced Javier Gonzalez, age 35, to 40 years-to-life in prison for child molestation. Gonzalez will also be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life. On October 13, 2022, Gonzalez pleaded no contest…
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Late yesterday afternoon in Department 17 of the South County Justice Center in Porterville, a jury convicted Victor Lopez, age 37, of the 2018 murder of his 31-year-old wife, Samantha Quintanar-Lopez. Around 10 am on November 27, 2018, Tulare County Sheriff’s Department deputies were dispatched to 1127 E Date Ave in Porterville for a welfare…
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On October 31, 2022, in Department 17 of the Tulare County Superior Court, a jury convicted Frankie Julian Ponce, age 32, of assault with a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm, and felon in possession of ammunition. On November 3, 2022, after a second phase of trial per Assembly Bill 333, the jury also…
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For the sixth straight year, District Attorney Tim Ward is pleased to announce the award of a California Office of Traffic Safety Grant to help prosecute cases of driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. The $179,400 grant will continue to fund a Vertical Prosecution team through September 2023, primarily for felony DUI with…
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At a virtual hearing on November 1, 2022, TCDA prosecutors secured a 3-year denial of parole for Eddie Brown, age 60, in the 2001 murder of a Visalia woman. Brown is currently serving his life sentence at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. Brown and the victim, 33-year-old Bridget Colmore, had been in…
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Today in Department 10 of the Tulare County Superior Court, the court sentenced Tulare man Servando Lopez, age 58, to life in prison for a DUI crash that killed two victims and injured a third. At 3:30 pm on July 8, 2017, the victims’ vehicle was stopped at a red light at the northbound intersection…
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