District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Caleb Dean DeBinion (DOB 10/12/88), of Thousand Oaks, was convicted by a jury on February 21, 2025, for the rape and sexual assault of a woman in a motel room. The jury found DeBinion guilty of forcible rape, false imprisonment, forcible oral copulation, sexual battery, and two counts of sexual penetration by force or fear. Following the verdict, DeBinion was remanded into custody pending sentencing.

“I extend my sincere gratitude to the victim for her bravery in facing her accuser in court. We are grateful she was able to obtain the justice she deserves,” Deputy District Attorney Rosa Romero said. “I also want to thank the jury for their careful and thorough consideration of all the evidence.”

Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Austin Allen Eis (DOB 05/29/98), of Camarillo, has pleaded guilty to 10 felony charges and special allegations related to a series of violent attacks on April 18, 2023. Eis pled guilty in Ventura County Superior Court to the first-degree murder of 15-year-old Wesley Welling, multiple counts of premeditated attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and false imprisonment by violence. Each count Eis pled guilty to is a strike offense. He also admitted to special allegations, including personal use of a car and knife as a deadly weapon, and inflicting great bodily injury.

The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced today that Stanislav Skudarnov (DOB 05/06/87), of Camarillo, has been charged with possession of an assault weapon and unlawful transfer of a firearm. He was arraigned on February 18, 2025, and pled not guilty to all counts.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Martin Herrejon Vieyra (DOB 11/06/67), of Santa Paula, has been charged with four felony counts of child molestation. Vieyra faces three counts of continuous sexual abuse and one count of sexual penetration by a foreign object with a child under the age of 14. He is also accused in the criminal complaint of special allegations, including crimes against multiple victims. Vieyra made his first court appearance today and his arraignment was continued.

“These horrific allegations date back decades, causing the victims to suffer in silence,” said District Attorney Nasarenko. “Today, however, thanks to the victims’ courage, we have brought these crimes to light and taken the necessary steps of arrest and prosecution.”

The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced today that Joel Quinonez (DOB 02/22/2001), of Compton, California, was sentenced on February 11, 2025, to 16 months in the Ventura County Jail for committing automobile theft. Quinonez previously pled guilty on January 13, 2025, to one felony count of auto theft.

Quinonez was a member of a ring of car thieves who stole multiple newer-model vehicles in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties in October and November 2024. In all instances, the thieves were able to steal the vehicles by using tools to gain electronic access to unlock and operate the vehicles.