A Yucca Valley man was arrested Thursday, February 4, accused of sexual assault. Around 2 a.m. on January 26, deputies responded to a report of attempted rape at a residence on Ocotillo Avenue in Twentynine Palms. During their investigation, deputies determined that parolee Manuel Tarango, 34, of Yucca Valley had sexually assaulted a woman at the residence but had fled prior to deputy’s arrival. A $300,000 arrest warrant was issued for Tarango. On Thursday, February 4, members of the county Specialized Enforcement Division located and arrested Tarango in Yucca Valley. Manuel Tarango was arrested for investigation of sexual assault including oral copulation by force or fear, was booked into the West Valley Detention Center, and is being held without bail.
Indio man accused in fatal shooting pleads not guilty
A 38-year-old man accused of shooting a motorist found inside a crashed vehicle in Indio pleaded not guilty today to a murder charge.
Miguel Mejia Cazarez of Indio was arrested Jan. 12 on suspicion of gunning down 39-year-old Jose Luis Villegas III of Mecca that evening.
Cazarez was arraigned at the Banning Justice Center before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Alfonso Fernandez, who set the defendant s bail at $1 million and scheduled a felony settlement conference for Jan. 28 at the Larson Justice Center in Indio.
Along with murder, Cazarez is charged with misdemeanor hit-and-run and faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury.
Indio man accused in fatal shooting charged with murder
Miguel Mejia Cazares
A murder charge was filed today against a 38-year-old man accused of shooting a motorist found inside a crashed vehicle in Indio.
Miguel Mejia Cazarez of Indio was
arrested Wednesday, a day after allegedly gunning down 39-year-old Jose Luis Villegas III of Mecca.
Along with the murder count, Cazarez is charged with misdemeanor hit- and-run and faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury.
Cazarez, who s being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, is scheduled to make his initial court appearance Tuesday via video conference before a judge at the Banning Justice Center.
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Police were sent about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday to 82-045 Avenue 44 and found a vehicle crashed into the fence of a business, and the driver suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. (Shutterstock)
INDIO, CA A murder charge was filed Friday against a 38-year-old man accused of shooting a motorist found inside a crashed vehicle in Indio.
Miguel Mejia Cazarez of Indio was arrested Wednesday, a day after allegedly gunning down 39-year-old Jose Luis Villegas III of Mecca.
Along with the murder count, Cazarez is charged with misdemeanor hit-and-run and faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury.