March 13, 2023

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that Kevin Ray James (DOB 09/23/67), of San Bernardino, has been charged with the 1997 murder of Monica Leech. A news conference will be held with District Attorney Erik Nasarenko and Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at …

March 13, 2023

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office has issued a cease and desist demand to the Ojai Unified School District (OUSD). The cease and desist demand alleges that the OUSD Board of Education violated the Brown Act. “California law requires the vast majority of …

March 10, 2023

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that Michael Ortega (DOB 03/05/2000), of Oxnard, has been charged with the murder of Paul Carrillo. Ortega, a known gang member, is accused of killing Carrillo with a sawed-off shotgun on December 5, 2022.

March 9, 2023

The County of Ventura has entered into an agreement to purchase a building in downtown Oxnard, which will serve as the future home of the Carmen Ramirez Family Justice Center. The two-story, 32,000-square-foot building, located at 555/545 South A Street, is anticipated to be purchased for $4.1 million contingent upon …

March 8, 2023

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that Teresa Robles Boyzo (DOB 11/08/60), of Oxnard, pled guilty to grand theft after falsely identifying herself as a judge and offering help with legal matters in exchange for money. “Money or personal information should never be given to someone claiming to be an attorney …

March 7, 2023

The newly formed Ventura County Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force today announced the arrest of a Moorpark man who is charged in a federal criminal complaint with soliciting on social media platforms sexually explicit photos from two individuals he thought were 14-year-old girls. Thomas Gissell, 27, of Moorpark, …