Category: Orange County Sheriff’s Department

Marine Pleads Guilty for Fatally Punching Man at Dana Point Restaurant

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A 21-year-old San Diego former Marine reached a plea deal agreement with prosecutors on July 14 in connection with a St. Patrick’s Day fight that killed a man in a Dana Point restaurant. Jack Griffin Isaacson—who was facing a felony count of involuntary manslaughter—pleaded guilty to a felony count of battery with serious…


San Juan Capistrano Man Fatally Stabbed; Suspect at Large

Orange County sheriff’s investigators released a surveillance video photo of a suspect on July 12 in a fatal stabbing at the beginning of the year in San Juan Capistrano in the hopes it will prompt leads for an arrest. Investigators were looking for a suspect in the Jan. 14 killing of 30-year-old Jorge Marvin Guadarrama…


3 Teens Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Pizza Deliveryman in Stanton

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Three men were behind bars July 6 in the killing of a good Samaritan who intervened in the violent robbery of a 76-year-old man in Stanton last year. Two of them were charged for the case the following day. Henry Diep Le, 19, of Garden Grove, and Adrian Castaneda, 19, of Anaheim were both…


Purchasing Fentanyl ‘Easy as Ordering Uber’: California County Supervisor

Purchasing fentanyl is now as easy as ordering an Uber. At least that’s what one county supervisor in Orange County, California, is saying. “You can order takeout on your iPhone. You can order an Uber. Now, if you have the right app, you can order fentanyl,” Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee told The Epoch Times….


2 Marines Beaten by Crowd of Teens Near San Clemente Pier

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—Investigators were continuing a search Tuesday for suspects in the weekend beating of at least two Marines by a large group of people, mostly teens, near the San Clemente Pier. The melee began about 9:15 p.m. Friday near the pier at the end of Avenida del Mar, Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Mike…


Man Charged with Ax Attacks in Lake Forest

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A 32-year-old man was charged May 24 with attacking two men with a pick axe in Lake Forest this week. Tyler Scott Graves, 32, was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, all felonies, as well as three counts of brandishing a weapon and single counts of resisting arrest and…


Man Crashes Into Lake Forest House, Threatens 2 With Pick-Axe

LAKE FOREST, Calif.—A man crashed a car into a house in Lake Forest May 22 and then allegedly threatened two people with a pick-axe before sheriff’s deputies subdued him, authorities said. Orange County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 11:54 a.m. to the 2200 block of Robin Street after a gray Kia sedan slammed into a…


Man Who Killed Father in Laguna Niguel Committed to Mental Health Hospital

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 22-year-old man was committed indefinitely May 1 to a state mental health facility after he was found to have been insane when he killed his father on a Laguna Niguel trail the day after Thanksgiving in 2018. Maximilian Gregory Ludwig was convicted March 21 of murder with a special circumstances allegation of…


Man Arrested After 2 Teens Injured at Laguna Hills Community Center Shooting

On Saturday, April 22, two 17-year-old boys were rushed to the hospital after a shooting occurred near the Laguna Hills Community Center at the 25000 block of Alicia Parkway. One of the boys was in stable condition and the other critical, according to an Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies were dispatched Saturday around 10 p.m.,…


One Dead, One Hospitalized in Stanton Shooting; Gunman at Large

STANTON, Calif.—Two men were shot in Stanton April 16, one fatally, and the shooter remains on the loose. The shooting in the 10000 block of Fern Avenue was reported to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department at 3:12 p.m., according to the department. Deputies were dispatched to the scene and found two men suffering gunshot wounds,…