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Category: 2019 Press Releases

Visalia Man Charged with Murder Girlfriend

District Attorney Tim Ward has announced criminal charges against Anthony Martin, age 20, following the shooting death of his 21-year-old girlfriend on the morning of October 5, 2019, in Visalia. Martin is charged with first-degree murder with the special allegation of intentional use of a firearm causing great bodily injury or death, and possession of…
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Terra Bella Gang Members Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2016 Murder

On October 4, 2019, in Department 17 of the Tulare County Superior Court, South County Justice Center, Judge Michael Sheltzer sentenced both Isidro Gomez Reyes, age 25, and Alfred Gomez, age 22, to 82 years-to-life in prison for murder. On August 13, 2019, a jury convicted the men of first-degree murder and attempted murder with…
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TCDA Bureau of Investigations Child Abduction Unit Recovers Children in Washington State

On September 11, 2019, Criminal Investigators from the District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigations Child Abduction Unit traveled to Kennewick, Washington, to recover two children taken by their mother, Yuridia Serrano Valdez, against a court order. The Investigators traveled with the children back to Tulare County and reunited them with their father. In June 2019, the…
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Porterville Man Sentenced to State Prison for DUI, Fleeing the Scene

Today in Department 17 of the Tulare County Superior Court, South County Justice Center, Judge Michael Sheltzer sentenced Mohamed Mohamed, age 22, to 9 years in prison for DUI. On July 30, 2019, Mohamed pleaded no contest to all charges filed against him by the District Attorney: felony mayhem, driving under the influence, driving with…
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Exeter Man Who Buried His Wife Alive Stipulates to Parole Denial

On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at Salinas Valley State Prison, the Office of the District Attorney, along with representatives of the victim’s family, attended a scheduled parole hearing for Cesar Navarro, age 42, for the 1998 murder of his wife. The Office of the District Attorney was prepared to argue for the maximum denial of…
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Parole Denied in 1994 Visalia Murder

On September 11, 2019, at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility in Corcoran, a California parole board denied the release of Jon Gregorich, age 45, for the 1994 murder of a Visalia man. Gregorich received a three-year denial. In the early morning of May 5, 1994, outside of the former Shagnasty’s bar in Visalia, Gregorich and…
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Porterville Man Convicted of DUI, Killing Baby

Late yesterday afternoon in Department 17 of the Tulare County Superior Court, South County Justice Center, a jury found Timothy McDarment, age 51, guilty of DUI murder that took the life of a one-year-old child and injured two adult women. McDarment was convicted of second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony hit and run…
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Cheyenne Wyllie Sentenced to Life in Prison for DUI Murders

Today in Department 5 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, Judge Juliet Boccone sentenced Cheyenne Wyllie, age 28, of Springville, to life in prison for a 2016 DUI crash that killed two and left another seriously injured.   On August 9, 2019, Wyllie pleaded no contest to two counts of second-degree murder against…
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Pixley Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Molestation

Today in Department 6 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, Judge Gary Paden sentenced Juan Nevarez, age 35, to 38 years-to-life in prison for child molestation. Nevarez will also be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life. On April 4, 2019, Nevarez pleaded no contest to one…
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Charges Filed in DUI Death of Cyclist

District Attorney Tim Ward has announced criminal charges against Manuel Mesa, age 40, in the DUI death of a female cyclist that occurred on September 11, 2019, in Visalia. Mesa is charged with one count of murder, one count of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and one misdemeanor count of driving while privilege suspended with…
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Visalia Man Convicted of Murdering Girlfriend

Today in Department 5 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, Judge Juliet Boccone presiding, a jury found Andres Ybarra, age 35, guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his 26-year-old girlfriend. On the morning of July 1, 2016, the victim was found by emergency personnel at the couple’s home in bed. Ybarra…
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Charges Filed in Visalia Toddler Death

District Attorney Tim Ward has announced criminal charges have been filed against William Stallworth, age 25, in the death of his two-year-old son that occurred on September 5, 2019. Stallworth is charged with one count of murder and one count of assault on a child causing death with the special allegation of willful harm or…
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Murder Charges Filed in Shooting Death of Dairyman

District Attorney Tim Ward has announced murder and gun charges against Jorge Rivera, age 26, in the death of a Tulare County dairyman on September 3, 2019. Rivera is charged with first-degree murder with the special allegations of personal use of a firearm (handgun), one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm,…
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Former High School Teacher Sentenced for Stalking Students

Today in Department 22 of the Tulare County Superior Court, South County Justice Center, Judge Anthony Fultz sentenced Orlando Benitez, age 31, of Lindsay, to 4 years and 4 months in prison for stalking female students while employed as a teacher and coach at Lindsay High School. On June 18, 2019, Benitez pleaded no contest…
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Charges Filed in Tulare Homicide

District Attorney Tim Ward has announced criminal charges against Christopher Gonzalez, age 26, for the shooting murder of a man in Tulare on or about August 24, 2019. Gonzalez is charged with one count of first-degree murder with the special allegation that he personally and intentionally discharged a firearm causing great bodily injury or death.…
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Repeat Sex Offender Convicted of 12 Counts of Child Molestation

Today in Department 5 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, Judge Juliet Boccone presiding, a Tulare County jury found Steven Wing, age 66, of Visalia, guilty of four counts of sexual penetration of a child ten years old or younger and eight counts of lewd act upon a child under the age of…
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Man Denied Parole for 1998 Murder of his Mother

On August 14, 2019, at Folsom State Prison, a California parole board issued a 5-year denial for James Ray Kelley, age 49, for the 1998 murder of his mother near Waukena. On May 1, 1998, Kelley, age 28 at the time, went with his 66-year-old mother to a local store to cash her $597 Social…
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Terra Bella Gang Members Convicted of Murder

Late yesterday afternoon in Department 17 of the Tulare County Superior Court, South County Justice Center, a jury convicted Isidro Gomez Reyes, age 25, and Alfred Gomez, age 22, of murder. Each man was found guilty of first-degree murder and attempted murder with special allegations that the crime was committed for the benefit of a…
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Cheyenne Wyllie Pleads to DUI Murders

Today in Department 5 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, Cheyenne Wyllie, age 28, pleaded no contest to two counts of second-degree murder against Angelita Espinosa and Jamie Espinosa, as well as felony driving under the influence causing injury with the special allegation of causing great bodily injury. The crimes occurred on March…
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Charges Filed in DUI Motorcycle Deaths

District Attorney Tim Ward has announced criminal charges against Jazmin Paramo, age 24, for a DUI incident that took the lives of four people on August 4, 2019, on Highway 65 near Strathmore. It is alleged that Paramo was driving the wrong way on the highway and struck two motorcycles carrying the victims. Paramo is…
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Ex-DMV Employee Sentenced for Altering Drivers Licenses

On Thursday, August 1, 2019, in Department 4 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, Judge Brett Alldredge sentenced Jose Hernandez, age 53, to four years suspended state prison and ordered Hernandez to spend 270 days in custody of the Tulare County jail. On May 14, 2019, Hernandez pleaded no contest to six felony…
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Dinuba Man Found Guilty of 12 Counts of Child Molestation

Late yesterday afternoon in Department 10 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, Judge Kathryn Montejano presiding, a Tulare County jury found Eduardo Rodriguez, age 36, guilty of twelve counts of lewd act upon a child under the age of fourteen. The jury also found true the special allegation of substantial sexual conduct and…
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TCDA Bureau of Investigations Makes Arrests for Welfare, Auto Insurance Fraud

Earlier this week, criminal investigators from the District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigations served 32 total felony arrest warrants on suspects wanted for allegedly committing welfare and auto insurance fraud in Tulare County. The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Tulare County Pre-Trial Facility or cited for welfare fraud: -Mayra Alcauter, 22, of Tulare           …
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Tulare Man Sentenced to State Prison for Child Molestation

On July 10, 2019, in Department 6 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, Judge Gary Paden sentenced Mauro Gallo, age 44, of Tulare, to 32 years in prison for child molestation. In addition to his sentence, Gallo must register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life. On April 30, 2019,…
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Visalia Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Molestation

This afternoon in Department 6 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, Judge Gary Paden sentenced Pedro Salinas, age 47, to 122 years-to-life in prison for child molestation. On June 12, 2019, a Tulare County jury found Salinas guilty of one count of forcible lewd act upon a child under the age of 14,…
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