ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 14HF0031
Date: January 22, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A drunken driver was sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison on Friday for murdering a mother of three after driving into oncoming traffic and crashing head-on into her minivan in Mission Viejo.
Defendant:
William Joseph Carroll, 51, Mission Viejo
Found guilty by a jury on Nov. 13, 2017, of: Continue reading
MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (Jan. 4, 2017) -The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has arrested Matthew Scott Rendon, a 36-year-old man, suspected of robbing nine retailers over the last nearly five weeks in Orange and San Bernardino counties.
A proactive effort by the Sheriff’s Department’s Crime Analyst Detail, South Investigations and the South Directed Enforcement Team led to the Tuesday night arrest of a suspect wanted for armed robberies that resulted in a total loss of approximately $3,500. Continue reading
Sunny Massage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OC Sheriff Investigators Seek Additional Victims of Sexual Assault Suspect
Mission Viejo, Ca. (July 28, 2017) – On Thursday, July 27, 2017, Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victim’s Detail (SVD) investigators arrested Qing Dai, 40, Mission Viejo, following allegations he sexually assaulted a 37-year old female at Sunny’s Massage, located at 24000 Alicia Parkway #32, Mission Viejo, CA. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 16HF1046
Date: December 12, 2016
DRUNKEN, SPEEDING DRIVER CONVICTED OF MURDERING SLEEPING MAN BY CRASHING INTO HOUSE WITH CAR
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A drunken, speeding driver was convicted today of murdering a sleeping man by crashing into the victim’s bedroom with his car. Kourosh Keshmiri, 30, Mission Viejo, was found guilty by a jury one felony count of murder. The defendant faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life in state prison at his sentencing on Feb. 10, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-44, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.
Keshmiri is charged in a separate case (Case #13HF3788) from June 2013 with one misdemeanor count each of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol with a prior, driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 percent or more with a prior, and sentencing enhancements and allegations for having a blood alcohol over .15 percent and having a prior DUI conviction from 2010. He is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on the same date as his sentencing for Case #16HF1046. Continue reading
NEWS
Lt. Mark Stichter, 714.904.7042, MKStichter@ocsd.org; Carrie Braun, 714.552.5795, CBraun@ocsd.org
Investigators Seek Information on Attempt Sexual Assault Suspect
WHAT: Attempt sexual assault in Mission Viejo
WHEN: Wednesday May 11, 2016 at approximately 3:30pm
WHERE: Oso Creek Trail, Mission Viejo in the area of Marguerite Pkwy. and La Paz Rd.
SUSPECT: Male, unknown race, 5′ 10″, possibly 50 years old, husky build, black flat top hair cut wearing a white shirt, khaki pants and work boots Continue reading
Investigators Seek Public’s Assistance to Identify Indecent Exposure Suspect
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (April 22, 2016) – On Friday April 22, 2016, Orange County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a suspicious person in the creek west of Glen Yermo Elementary School in Mission Viejo.
When deputies arrived, at approximately 12 p.m., a white male was facing the school and appeared to have his pants pulled down, indecently exposing himself. As deputies approached, the suspect fled the area. After an exhaustive search by deputies and Orange County Sheriff’s air support unit, the suspect was not located. Continue reading
Contacts: Lt. Mark Stichter, 714.904.7042, MKStichter@ocsd.org; Carrie Braun, 714.552.5795, CBraun@ocsd.org
DUI Enforcement Operations Planned this Weekend
SANTA ANA, CA (April 8, 2016) – Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s DUI Task Force will be deploying this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol and drug-impaired drivers in the department’s ongoing traffic safety campaign. DUI Saturation Patrols will deploy on Friday, April 8th at 7:00 p.m. and continue until Saturday, April 9th at 3:00 a.m. in the cities of Mission Viejo, Lake Forest and Rancho Santa Margarita.
“This is a ‘Zero Tolerance’ crackdown so Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over!” said Deputy Manuel Cruz from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Traffic Bureau. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 15HF1595
Date: January 7, 2015
YOUTH PASTOR CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING FIVE BOYS UNDER AGE 16 AT CHURCH EVENTS
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – A youth pastor was arraigned today on charges of sexually assaulting five boys under 16 years old at church events. Brandon Ernis Lee McDade, 30, Mission Viejo, is charged with two felony counts of committing lewd acts upon a child under the age of 14, four felony counts of committing lewd acts upon a child between the ages of 14 and 15, two misdemeanor counts of child annoyance, and sentencing enhancement allegations for committing lewd acts upon multiple victims. If convicted, McDade faces a maximum sentence of 30 years to life in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration. McDade is being held on $1 million bail and is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing Feb. 5, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. in Department H-7, Harbor Justice Center, Newport Beach.
At the time of the crimes, McDade was employed as a youth pastor at Grace Hills Church in Aliso Viejo and had access to children. Continue reading
Quinette Hall
A man and woman from Compton and Inglewood have been arrested on suspicion of stealing thousands of dollars worth of high-end alcohol from stores in Irvine and Mission Viejo, according to the O.C. Register.
Quinette Hall, 41-years old from Compton, and Richard White, 49 years old from Inglewood, entered an Albertsons on Quail Hill Parkway and stole alcohol, at about 9:40 a.m. on Sunday morning, according to the Irvine Police Department. Continue reading
NEWS, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, 714.904.7042, JHallock@ocsd.org; Carrie Braun, 714.552.5795, CBraun@ocsd.org
DUI/Driver License Checkpoint Planned this Weekend
SANTA ANA, Calif. (November 13, 2015) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department DUI Taskforce will be conducting a DUI/Driver License Checkpoint on Friday, November 13, 2015 in the city of Mission Viejo between the hours of 6:00pm and 2:00am
The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving an impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20 percent when well-publicized DUI checkpoints and proactive DUI patrols are routinely conducted. Continue reading