Category: El Cajon Police Department

Man’s Death on El Cajon Sidewalk Prompts Homicide Investigation

EL CAJON, Calif.—A homicide investigation is underway April 13 after a man was found dead on an El Cajon sidewalk. Just before 7 a.m. Thursday, the El Cajon Police Department (ECPD) received a call that an unresponsive man was lying on the sidewalk near the 500 block of Fletcher Parkway, according to police. Shortly after…


2 Men Plead Not Guilty to Sex Offenses Involving Teen Girl at El Cajon Motel

EL CAJON, Calif.—Two homeless registered sex offenders accused of engaging in sex acts with a 16-year-old girl at an El Cajon motel pleaded not guilty March 22 to a series of felonies. Lawrence Cantrell, 34, and Michael Inman, 70, were arrested last week after an employee of homeless services provider People Assisting the Homeless told…


Woman Sentenced Nearly 8 Years for Role in Injuring El Cajon Officer

EL CAJON, Calif.—A woman who had a role in injuring an El Cajon police officer, who was dragged about 200 yards down a roadway by an SUV, was sentenced March 21 to seven years and eight months in state prison. Keani Flores, 30, pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer…


El Cajon Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for Trafficking of Minors

EL CAJON, Calif.—An El Cajon man who pleaded guilty to human trafficking charges involving two underage girls was sentenced Jan. 4 to more than 15 years in state prison. Antoine Lamar Haynes, 22, was arrested last April after police discovered he was taking part in “online explicit relationships with the juvenile victims through social media,”…


Man Gets 30 Years to Life for Friend’s Stabbing Death in El Cajon

EL CAJON, Calif.—A man convicted of killing another man in El Cajon by stabbing and cutting him more than 100 times has been sentenced Dec. 13 to 30 years to life in state prison. Gustavo Rojas Salgado, 27, was convicted by an El Cajon jury of first-degree murder and a knife-use allegation in the death…


Man Sentenced Nearly 9 Years for Dragging El Cajon Police Officer With SUV

EL CAJON, Calif.—A man who drove an SUV while an El Cajon police officer clung to the window, dragging the lawman about 200 yards and causing him serious injuries, was sentenced Aug. 26 to nearly nine years in state prison. David Pangilinan, 43, pleaded guilty earlier this year to assault with a deadly weapon on…