In a joint news conference held on January 18, 2023, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko and Sheriff Jim Fryhoff discuss the murder of Jose Velasquez and the 11 felony charges filed against Rotherie Foster for the crime.
News Releases
Thousand Oaks Sex Offender Convicted of Raping a Woman in Motel Room
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… Read More
Eis Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Murder, Multiple Attempted Murders & Assaults
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… Read More
Camarillo Man Charged for Possession of Ghost Gun Assault Weapon
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. Read More
Santa Paula Man Charged with Molesting Two Children
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… Read More
Los Angeles Man Sentenced for Auto Theft
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… Read More
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Ventura County District Attorney and Sheriff Joint Press Conference January 18, 2023
Family Justice Center Restraining Order Workshop
The Ventura County Family Justice Center is holding a new restraining order workshop for those in need. Demand for this service has skyrocketed during the pandemic years. The workshops will be three days a week. Two days in English and one day in Spanish.
If you need help or information between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, call us at (805) 652-7655, text us at (805) 947-7981, or email vcfjc.coop@ventura.org.
Centro de Justicia Familiar – Taller de órdenes de restricción contra la Violencia Doméstica
El Centro de Justicia Familiar del Condado de Ventura está organizando un nuevo taller sobre órdenes de restricción para los necesitados. La demanda de este servicio se ha disparado durante los años de la pandemia. Los talleres serán tres días a la semana. Dos días en Inglés y un día en Español.
Si necesita ayuda o información entre las 8:00 am y las 5:00 pm, de lunes a viernes, llámenos al (805) 652-7655, envíenos un mensaje de texto al (805) 947-7981 o envíe un correo electrónico a vcfjc.coop@ventura.org.
Notable Cases
Oxnard Man Charged with Murder for Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Rodney Rey Yanez (DOB 03/11/69), of Oxnard, has been charged with the second-degree murder of Dylan Rusch. This marks the first time the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office has filed murder charges against a defendant who knowingly sold the deadly synthetic drug, fentanyl, to a victim who overdosed…
2013 People v. Kenneth Powell, Katie Rose, and Paul Lascola
The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office successfully prosecuted one of the largest real estate investment fraud schemes uncovered in the county involving victim losses exceeding $3 million.
2012 People v. Calvin Sharp
In August 2007, Calvin Sharp chased down, attacked, and brutally killed a 6-year-old boy, Sev’n Molina, with a meat cleaver. When Sev’n’s mother, Sandra Ruiz, tried to stop the attack, Sharp attacked her as well, causing major life-long injuries. A neighbor, Diane Cox, also attempted to intervene and suffered serious injuries at the hands of…
Public Reports
November 7, 2024
Report on the April 7, 2023, shooting of Cristian Baltazar-Torres by Oxnard Police Officer Jarrod Sheffield.
May 28, 2024
Report on the March 12, 2023, shooting of Adam Barcenas by Oxnard Police Department Officer Shayn Schwartz.
May 28, 2024
Report on the April 28, 2022, shooting of Derrick Padilla by Simi Valley Police Department Senior Officer David Maupin and Officer Daniel Stradling