Yesterday in Department 6 of the Tulare County Superior Court, the Honorable Melinda Reed sentenced Anthony Hanson, now 32, to a total of 132 years to life in prison after being found that he participated in a 2012 shooting at the Visalia Mall for the benefit of a criminal street gang. Despite being convicted by…
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On April 22, 2026, in Department 6 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, the court sentenced Angel Ramiro Pando, age 29, to 5 years and 8 months in prison for drug and firearm crimes after his January conviction. On March 19, 2024, Pando transported approximately 6,000 “M30” counterfeit fentanyl pills, valued at $60,000,…
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District Attorney Tim Ward has announced murder charges in the shooting deaths of a Dinuba couple. On April 21, 2026, Miguel Angel Saldana, age 43, allegedly shot a male and female to death in front of a Dinuba residence. Saldana was arrested a short time later. Saldana is charged with two counts of murder with…
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State legislation that became effective law in 2022 is the latest legal hurdle faced by TCDA prosecutors in the 2012 Visalia Mall candy store gang shooting that severely wounded two and shook the community. On April 7, 2026, in Department 6 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Anthony Hanson, now 32 and already serving life…
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On Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Department 10 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, the court sentenced Steven Avila, age 33, to 450 years to life in prison for crimes against two children. At trial, a Tulare County jury found Avila guilty of eighteen counts of lewd act upon a child under the…
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