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District Attorney - Erik Nasarenko

Erik Nasarenko was elected Ventura County District Attorney on June 7, 2022. As the Countyโ€™s top prosecutor overseeing 115 deputy district attorneys and 60 sworn investigators, Erik has initiated specialized efforts to prosecute fentanyl-based crimes, analyze untested rape kits, dismantle theft rings, and expand services to crime victims.


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  • District Attorney Erik Nasarenko Appoints Sara Kulumani as Executive Director of Ventura County Family Justice Centers

    District Attorney Erik Nasarenko Appoints Sara Kulumani as Executive Director of Ventura County Family Justice Centers

    VENTURA, Calif. โ€“ Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today the appointment of Saraย Kulumani as Executive Director of the Ventura County Family Justice Centers. She will lead the Judge Colleen Toy White Family Justice Center in Ventura and two additional centers under development: the Carmen Ramirez Family Justice Center in Oxnard and the East County Family Justice Center located on the campus of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. She will also oversee Safe Harbor, Ventura Countyโ€™s 24-hour sexual assault response centers.

    October 28, 2026
  • Alleged DUI Driver Arraigned in Connection With Fatal Traffic Accident

    Alleged DUI Driver Arraigned in Connection With Fatal Traffic Accident

    VENTURA, Calif. โ€“ Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Jan Grissinger (DOB 09/07/73), of Port Hueneme, was charged with three felony counts and multiple special allegations relating to a traffic collision which resulted in the death of Linda Marron. Grissinger is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a collision causing death, and driving under the influence of a drug causing death.

    October 28, 2026
  • Oxnard Man Found Guilty of Possessing Methamphetamine with a Loaded Firearm

    Oxnard Man Found Guilty of Possessing Methamphetamine with a Loaded Firearm

    VENTURA, Calif. โ€“ Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Emmanuel Munoz (DOB 12/13/90), of Oxnard, was found guilty in a court trial on October 27, 2026, of possession of methamphetamine while armed with a loaded firearm and battery against a peace officer.

    October 27, 2026
  • Oxnard Man Sentenced for Murder While on Parole for Robbery

    Oxnard Man Sentenced for Murder While on Parole for Robbery

    VENTURA, Calif. โ€“ Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Omar Romo (DOB 12/17/88), of Oxnard, was sentenced to the maximum possible term of 110 years to life in state prison for the murder of Oscar Rodriguez. Romo was previously convicted by a jury on August 21, 2026, of murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Multiple charged special allegations and aggravating factors, including personal and intentional discharge of a firearm, that Romo was on parole when the crime was committed and two strike priors, were found to be true.

    October 27, 2026
  • Port Hueneme Man Sentenced for Murdering Bicyclist with Vehicle

    Port Hueneme Man Sentenced for Murdering Bicyclist with Vehicle

    VENTURA, Calif. โ€“ Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Samuel Matthew Rocha (DOB 01/25/93), of Port Hueneme, was sentenced to 27 years to life in state prison for the second-degree murder of 16-year-old Pedro Valdez and related assault convictions stemming from an April 2021 incident in Port Hueneme.

    October 27, 2026

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