Late in the afternoon of Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Department 6 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, a Tulare County jury found Serafin Narciso, age 44, guilty of one count of assault with the intent to commit a lewd act upon a child during the commission of a first-degree burglary, two counts…
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District Attorney Tim Ward has announced the filing of criminal charges against Noah Serrate, 19, for an attack on a student at Monache High School in Porterville. It is alleged that during the morning of May 19, 2025, Serrate entered a second-floor classroom armed with a knife and attacked a student before fleeing. Contrary to…
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Yesterday in Fresno County, former Visalia resident Nickey Duane Stane, age 58, pleaded guilty to the 1996 murder of Fresno State student Debbie Dorian and the sexual assaults of multiple women in Visalia from 1999 to 2002. In 2009, with the assistance of the Visalia Police Department, TCDA prosecutors filed a “John Doe” complaint against…
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A Tulare County jury has found Erika Sandoval, age 38, guilty of the February 2015 first-degree shooting death of her ex-husband, former Exeter police officer Daniel Green in his Goshen home. Sandoval was found guilty of first-degree murder with the special allegations that she personally and intentionally discharged a firearm causing great bodily injury. The…
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Today in Department 22 of the Tulare County Superior Court, South County Justice Center, the court sentenced Alicia Espinoza, age 27, to life in prison for murder. In the afternoon of November 1, 2020, Tulare Police Department Officers responded to the report of a deceased male at his residence. The victim, who was in a…
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On April 29, 2025, in Department 10 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, TCDA prosecutors secured a conviction against Justin Mills, age 36, for child molestation. Mills was found guilty on 6 felony counts of lewd act upon a child under the age of 14. The jury also found true that some of…
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The Tulare County District Attorney’s Office will be holding a public meeting on May 22, 2025, to discuss the AB 481 Annual Military Equipment Report and its funding, acquisition, and/or use of military equipment as defined by the bill. The meeting will be held from 9 am to 10 am. Location: Tulare County District Attorney’s…
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