Happy Holidays from the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.
We are grateful for the opportunity to serve our community and work alongside our partners throughout Ventura County. ...Wishing you and your loved ones a safe, healthy, and joyful holiday season.
Many heartfelt thanks to those who donated toys and the Ventura County Family Justice Center Foundation for connecting donors to local youth impacted by family violence. Happy Holidays!
...(Repost: Ventura County Family Justice Center)
NEWS RELEASE:
Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Jose Trinidad Bueno Garcia (DOB 02/11/75), of Van Nuys, pled guilty on December 17, 2025, to leading a ...large-scale drug trafficking operation responsible for distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine throughout Ventura County. Garcia pled guilty to conspiracy to possess fentanyl for sale. He also admitted that the offense involved more than four kilograms of fentanyl, triggering a significant weight enhancement.
Garcia is scheduled to be sentenced on January 21, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in courtroom 12 of the Ventura County Superior Court. He is expected to be sentenced to 15 years in state prison. Thirteen years of Garcia’s anticipated sentence are attributable to enhancements authorized under Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act. Prior to the passage of Proposition 36, offenders responsible for trafficking this volume of drugs would not have faced the increased penalties associated with weight enhancements.
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📌 Upcoming Holiday Closure
Our offices will be closed on Thursday, December 25, in observance of Christmas.
We will reopen during regular business hours on Friday.
We are proud to welcome Deputy District Attorney Sean Brunton to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.
Sworn in today by District Attorney Erik Nasarenko, Sean joins our team with... more than a decade of prosecutorial experience. We are glad to have him on board and look forward to the expertise he brings to our office.
Please join us in welcoming Vicente Casares to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.
Vicente officially joined our team today as a Victim Advocate and was sworn in by Chief Deputy... District Attorney Brent Nibecker. We are pleased to have him on board and look forward to the important work he will do in support of crime victims throughout our community.
We are always thrilled to visit the amazing Lighthouse for Women & Children Shelter.
DA Nasarenko, Chief Deputies Erin Meister and Kevin Drescher, and Chief Investigator Scott Whitney ...delivered long-requested workout equipment to support these incredible women.
Wishing everyone at Lighthouse a very Merry Christmas!
