NEWS RELEASE:
District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Javier Gomez (DOB 11/22/05), of Thousand Oaks, pled guilty on April 27, 2026, in Ventura County Superior Court for a ...racially-motivated baseball bat attack on an African American man. Gomez pled guilty to one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon. He also admitted all aggravating factors and charged special allegations, including the gang allegation, hate crime allegation and causing great bodily injury.
“The victim and his wife showed tremendous courage by testifying at the preliminary hearing and confronting hate head on,” District Attorney Nasarenko said. “Our community will not tolerate hate-fueled violence or gang-related intimidation.”
Gomez is scheduled to be sentenced on May 26, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in courtroom 12 of the Ventura County Superior Court. He is expected to be sentenced to five years in state prison.
READ MORE: https://da.venturacounty.gov/2026/04/thousand-oaks-gang-member-pleads-guilty-to-baseball-bat-assault-hate-crime
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District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that David Lane Braff Jr. (DOB 05/28/82), of Thousand Oaks, has been held to answer on all charges following a preliminary hearing ...in Ventura County Superior Court. The judge found sufficient evidence for Braff to stand trial on 33 felony counts of lewd acts upon a child under 14, related to 15 victims. The charges carry special allegations that Braff committed offenses against multiple victims, took advantage of a position of trust, targeted particularly vulnerable victims, and committed the crimes with planning and sophistication.
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This #NationalSuperheroDay, we’re celebrating some of Ventura County’s most loyal heroes, our Courthouse Dogs Star, Comet and Trakr. 🐾🦸
These four-legged superheroes provide ...comfort, courage and support to crime victims, especially children, while helping bring compassion into the justice process.
They may not wear capes every day, but they show up as heroes every day. Thanks to Chat GPT for the SUPER comic book cover.
Project LEAD was in action at Rio Del Norte Elementary in Oxnard! 🏍️
Fifth grade students in Mr. Muller’s and Mr. Almstrom’s classes welcomed the Oxnard Police Department Motors ...Unit for a hands-on visit featuring police motorcycles and LIDAR (speed gun) technology.
Experiences like these bring Project LEAD lessons to life and build positive connections between students and law enforcement.
Thank you to OPD Motors and our Ventura County District Attorney’s Office volunteers who support these classrooms each week and help make Project LEAD possible. #ProjectLEAD #VenturaCountyDA
A powerful day of partnership, progress, and hope.
This April’s ribbon cutting marked the opening of a new domestic violence shelter at the Ventura County Family Justice Center, expanding... safety and support for survivors in our community. This new shelter adds 10 safe spaces with 24/7 support and immediate access to critical services, all in one place.
Thank you to Congressman Salud Carbajal, our partners at Coalition for Family Harmony, County of Ventura, Ventura County Community Foundation and all who joined us for this important milestone.
Together, we are strengthening support for survivors and building safer futures.
Members of our office attended the National Latino Peace Officers Association Ventura County Chapter scholarship event last night, where 30 students were each awarded $1,000 scholarships in support ...of their educational goals.
Congratulations to the scholarship recipients and thank you to NLPOA Ventura County Chapter for continuing to invest in students across our community.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Paul Nuñez and Deputy District Attorneys Ponce, Gonzalez, Garibay, Benjamin, Duarte, Hernandez, and Cohen represented our office at the event.
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The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation will be hosting a community presentation to share required annual ...military equipment reports with the public. All Ventura County residents are welcome to attend.
The Military Equipment Annual Reports for both agencies are available on our websites.
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A full house at the Camarillo Public Library today for our annual Crime Victims’ Rights Week event.
Together, we honored the strength of victims, the resilience of families, and the ...relentless pursuit of justice. This year’s program told a powerful story decades in the making, the identification of Maricela Rocha Parga and the path to holding her killer accountable.
We recognized the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit, the prosecution team, the DNA Doe Project, and Maricela’s family. Each played a critical role in restoring her name, telling her story, and seeking justice after 45 years.
Thank you to our partners, including the Ventura County Family Justice Center Foundation, and to everyone who joined us in standing with victims and their families.
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Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Simranjit Singh Sekhon (DOB 01/07/90), of Bakersfield, has been held to answer on charges of rape of an ...unconscious person and kidnapping to commit rape. On April 15, 2026, following testimony by both the victim and the investigating detective, the court found sufficient evidence to hold Sekhon to answer on both counts and aggravating factors.
Sekhon is scheduled to be arraigned on the information April 29, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in courtroom 12 of the Ventura County Superior Court. He is out of custody after posting $500,000 bond.
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