News Releases

VENTURA, Calif. – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Hugo Armando Causil Ramos (DOB: 08/07/89) was charged earlier this week with three felony counts, including residential burglary, conspiracy to commit residential burglary, and grand theft of a firearm, in connection with a residential burglary. Causil Ramos is also charged with several special allegations, including theft in concert with others and that the crime included planning and sophistication.

VENTURA, Calif. – Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko is requesting the public’s help in providing additional information related to an attack that occurred on September 21, 2017. On that date, it is alleged that Ricardo Jimenez-Garcia (DOB 04/03/87) and a group of several other men physically attacked a woman at 4:10 a.m. who was walking to work along Galena Avenue in Simi Valley. The suspects wore masks from the movie “Scream” to hide their identities and utilized a knife. After the attack, the suspects fled. The victim called 9-1-1 and the Simi Valley Police Department responded to the scene. Though investigative leads were explored, the case went cold.

VENTURA, Calif. – Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Maurisio Tapia (DOB 01/30/00), of Moorpark, has been charged with four felony counts of child molestation. Tapia is charged with sodomy, sexual penetration, and two counts of oral copulation, all with a child under 10 years old. He also faces two factors in aggravation: taking advantage of a position of trust and the victim being particularly vulnerable.

VENTURA, Calif. – Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Jose Valencia-Rios (DOB 04/30/05) and Aaden Gutierrez Diaz (DOB 09/01/06), of Ventura, were held to answer on felony charges following a multi-day preliminary hearing in Ventura County Superior Court. Valencia-Rios and Gutierrez Diaz are charged in connection with the robbery, carjacking, and kidnapping of a victim allegedly committed for the benefit of a gang.

VENTURA, Calif. – Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that     David Mora (DOB 06/10/97), of Santa Paula, was held to answer on all charges following a preliminary hearing in Ventura County Superior Court. Mora is charged with two counts of second-degree murder and DUI charges for the double-fatal traffic crash that killed Tranquilino Carbrizal Ortiz and Jose Luis Martinez Perez. Mora is also charged with driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and driving with a .08% or higher blood alcohol causing injury. He also faces several special allegations related to the crash, including causing bodily injury or death to more than one victim, great bodily injury in commission of a felony, and a drunk driving prior.

Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Yanci Mcclay Dakin (DOB 04/26/80), of Ventura, was convicted by a jury of four felony counts stemming from a domestic violence attack on his girlfriend. Dakin was found guilty of inflicting corporal injury on a cohabitant, assault with a firearm, criminal threats, and discharging of a firearm with gross negligence. Several special allegations and aggravating factors were found to be true, including that Dakin had a previous conviction for causing corporal injury, was armed with and used a weapon, the victim was particularly vulnerable, and that this was his third strike.

“The brutality of this defendant’s violence and the fear he inflicted on the women in his life are difficult to overstate,” Deputy District Attorney Darian Cohen said. “The extraordinary courage of the victim and the two additional survivors who came forward ensured that the defendant has been held accountable.”

Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Ronald Wilson (DOB 10/23/52), of Timnath, Colorado, has been held to answer on 11 felony counts filed against him following a two-day preliminary hearing in Ventura County Superior Court. Wilson is accused of sexually assaulting four students while working at local high schools. He is charged with oral copulation of a person under 18, sodomy of a person under 18, two counts of sexual penetration with force, two counts of lewd acts upon a child, sodomy, forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, luring, and possession of child sexual abuse material. Wilson also faces several special allegations and aggravating factors, including that he took advantage of a position of trust and that the victims were particularly vulnerable.

The charges stem from allegations dating back to Wilson’s time as a teacher and wrestling coach at Oxnard High School in the 1990s and as recently as 2016 at Camarillo High School.

Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Christopher Jon McAulay (DOB 11/11/75), of Ventura, has been charged with two felony counts related to his alleged possession of artificial intelligence (AI) generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). McAulay faces one count of possession of obscene child sexual abuse material and one count of possession of child pornography for commercial consideration.

Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Anthony Casten (DOB 07/26/86), of Moorpark, has been charged with a hate crime for his actions targeting members of the Masjid Omar Muhammad Mosque in Moorpark. Casten is charged with one felony count of a violation of civil rights and one misdemeanor count of disturbing the peace by challenging to fight. He made his first court appearance for arraignment on October 8, 2026, and pled not guilty to all charges.

Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Neil Liam Reb (DOB 11/07/03), of Oak Park, was sentenced to 365 days in Ventura County Jail, over the objection by prosecutors. Reb previously pled guilty on August 28, 2026, to two counts of felony gross vehicular manslaughter in connection with the deaths of Alejandro and Maria Ramirez. Reb also admitted the special allegation that the crime is a serious felony.

“A one-year county jail sentence for taking the lives of Alejandro and Maria Ramirez is inconsistent with the gross negligence of the crime,” said Chief Deputy District Attorney Paul Nuñez. “The defendant was driving nearly twice the posted speed limit, and two people lost their lives as a result. Our office sought a state prison sentence that reflected the gravity of these crimes and the devastating impact on the victims’ family.”