Today in Department 11 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, the court sentenced Carlos Ayala, age 32, to life in prison for murder. On April 8, 2023, Visalia Police Department officers responded to a shooting at a local convenience store. The adult male victim, who frequented the store in a wheelchair, had been…
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Today in Department 3 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, the court sentenced Kenneth Robertson, age 39, to life in prison for crimes against children. In July 2025, Robertson pleaded no contest to crimes in two separate cases. VCF451038 – On October 27, 2023, Tulare Police Department officers were dispatched to a residence…
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On September 3, 2025, in Department 17 of the Tulare County Superior Court, South County Justice Center, TCDA prosecutors secured a guilty verdict against James Myron Mitchell, age 23, of Tipton, for first-degree murder. Shortly before 2 am on July 13, 2023, at a residence in Tulare, Mitchell shot the adult male victim with a…
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District Attorney Tim Ward has announced criminal charges related to a shooting in downtown Visalia that occurred early Saturday morning of September 6, 2025, that left an adult victim dead and another wounded. Raymond Vasquez, age 20, is charged with murder with the special allegation of intentional use of a firearm causing great bodily injury.…
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