Category: News Releases

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced a guilty verdict was returned by a Ventura County jury in a case where two gang members were involved in a deadly shooting.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko has announced the arrest of Daniel Montano (DOB 02/15/94), of Camarillo, by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation and the Camarillo Special Enforcement Detail. Montano, a real estate agent, has been charged with one count of grand theft and 14 counts of forgery.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko has announced charges against three members of a South American Theft Group, all identified by Customs and Border Protection’s National Targeting Center as Chilean nationals. On November 9, 2022, the three defendants are accused of breaking into a Thousand Oaks home.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko has announced a guilty plea in the case involving defendant Michael Seidman, of Thousand Oaks. On Tuesday, November 15, 2022, Seidman pled guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Zarbab Ali (DOB 01/04/97), of Hawthorne, has been charged with the murder of Simi Valley resident Rachel Castillo.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that a multi-million dollar settlement has been reached with AT&T over hazardous environmental practices in Ventura County and across the state of California. The $5.9 million settlement is the largest ever awarded statewide for this type of environmental violation. “Today’s settlement shows that no matter …

The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office will have a specialized prosecution team that handles alcohol and drug-impaired driving cases through a $427,117 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS).

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that charges have been filed against three men who are accused of attempting to burglarize a Camarillo residence in Spanish Hills Estates.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that convicted child sex offender, Travis Edward Martin (DOB 06/08/85), of Santa Paula, was sentenced to 610 years to life in prison.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that charges were filed against two suspected bank robbers. Anthony Edwards (DOB 04/09/86), of Los Angeles, and Alicia Brown (DOB 11/06/88), of Los Angeles, were arraigned in the Ventura County Superior Court on November 7, 2022. Both defendants entered pleas of not guilty.