Ventura County District Attorney's Office

May is Peace Officer’s Memorial Month. We normally have a full in-person ceremony in Ventura to honor all of the peace officers in Ventura County who have been taken from us in the line of duty. This year, once again, we created this video as a “virtual memorial” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please take a moment to watch this video and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the people of Ventura County.

District Attorney Nasarenko’s Statement Regarding the Armenian Rememberance Day

Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko’s statement regarding Armenian Remembrance Day.

District Attorney Nasarenko’s Statement Regarding the Guilty Verdicts in the Trial of Derek Chauvin

Statement of District Attorney Erik Nasarenko – April 20, 2021 – regarding the guilty verdicts in the trial of Derek Chauvin.

DA Nasarenko takes a stand against violence aimed at Asian American Pacific Islander Communities

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko speaks about Tuesday night’s deadly shootings of eight people, including six Asian American women, was horrific. As prosecutors and human beings, our calling has always been to take a stand against hatred, misogyny, bigotry and violence. In memory of the victims and in solidarity with the Asian American Pacific Islander communities.

Notable Cases

2013 People v. Kenneth Powell, Katie Rose, and Paul Lascola

Three convicted and sentenced in real estate investment fraud scheme The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office successfully prosecuted one of the largest real estate investment fraud schemes uncovered in the county involving victim losses exceeding $3 million.

2012 People v. Calvin Sharp

Judge finds killer who used meat cleaver sane and sentences him to multiple life terms In August 2007, Calvin Sharp chased down, attacked, and brutally killed a 6-year-old boy, Sev’n Molina, with a meat cleaver. When Sev’n’s mother, Sandra Ruiz, tried to stop the attack, Sharp attacked her as well, causing major life-long injuries. A neighbor, ...

2011 People v. Ricardo Villa

1993 murder case solved with aid of DNA—killer receives death penalty Victim Beatrice Bellis, age 87, was deaf and functionally mute. She lived at the Mar Vista apartment complex, an elder care facility located in Port Hueneme, California. In June 1993, an unknown assailant slipped into her unlocked apartment, stabbed her repeatedly with a large kitchen ...

News Releases

July 22, 2021

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Tevon Jermaine Moore (DOB 03/28/01), formerly of Port Hueneme, pled guilty to automobile insurance fraud.

July 21, 2021

Ventura, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Josefino Maldonado (D0B 12/13/79), of Salinas, has been charged with the murder of his estranged wife, Eudelia Gonzalez, of Oxnard.

July 20, 2021

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Jason Aguilar (DOB 02/23/89), formerly of Port Hueneme, pled guilty to automobile insurance fraud.

July 13, 2021

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Jennifer Leeane Camara (DOB 07/26/74), of Pomona, has been sentenced to serve three years in jail for her role in stealing the identity of a Moorpark woman.

July 13, 2021

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Rita Runyon (DOB 11/06/54), of Oxnard, has been sentenced to six months in jail after pleading no contest to three counts of identity theft and two counts of theft from an elder.

July 13, 2021

VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today his support for SB 538, introduced by California State Senator Susan Rubio, which strengthens protections for survivors of domestic violence by requiring California’s Superior Courts to allow parties to electronically file for Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (DVROs) and Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVROs).

Erik Nasarenko

District Attorney

Our Mission & Values

Erik Nasarenko

District Attorney

Our Mission & Values