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VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that on June 24, 2022, Rodolfo Fernandez Franco (DOB 03/20/81), of Oxnard, was convicted by a jury of one count of forcible rape, one count of forcible oral copulation, two counts of sodomy by use of force and one count of assault with the intent to commit rape.

VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that on June 23, 2022, a felony complaint was filed against Connor Joseph Kerns (DOB 7/31/02), of Newbury Park.

VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that a jury convicted James Lewis Apodaca (DOB 07/18/67), of Oxnard, of kidnapping with the intent to commit rape.

VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Esperanza Venejas (DOB 11/09/96), of Chile, and Hugo Perez Martinez (DOB 08/11/95), of Chile, and a juvenile, of Chile, all suspected members of a South American Theft Group, were sentenced for committing organized retail theft.

VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Ocean Angel II, LLC has entered a settlement following an unlawful deposit of toxic substances into state waters.

VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that David Hoetzlein (DOB 06/04/97), of Camarillo, was charged with the murder of his mother, Tomoko Hoetzlein.

VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Jorge Flores (DOB 02/07/93), of Ojai, was sentenced for committing arson of forest land.

VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Enrico Francisco Martinez (DOB 07/04/03), of Chile, and Byron Manuel Moris Perez (DOB 02/19/97), of Chile, both suspected members of a South American Theft Group, were sentenced for committing first-degree residential burglary, conspiracy to commit first-degree residential burglary, and resisting arrest.

VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that charges have been filed against two students who made threats in separate incidents at Oxnard High School and Santa Paula High School.

VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that a jury convicted Elide Soto (DOB 06/13/93), of Oxnard, of abusing an infant child.

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