Tag Archives: Arrested

Julia Harper has been arrested for the fire that injured Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern.

Students are shocked after an employee at Clovis East High School is arrested for having sex with a student. 24-year-old Fernando Garcia is charged with unlawful sex with a minor and lewd acts with a person under 16. Garcia resigned from the district after his arrest. Clovis police took him …

A man was arrested after reaching in Orangutan cage at Chaffee Zoo. The suspect, Ramiro Hernandez, was scratched by the primate when he reached into the enclosure. He apparently scaled the five foot barrier, reached in and was scratched on his arm. His injuries were not serious.  Hernandez was arrested …

On Thursday, Sheriff’s Detectives arrested Sharlane Smith, co-owner of Smith Manor Grace Chapel in Madera, on numerous counts of fraud. Her arrest follows several weeks of investigation into allegations that Smith Manor was intentionally over-charging the County of Madera for Coroner’s Services.   Smith Manor has held the County’s coroner …

A Madera County man wanted for sending lewd photos to young girls was arrested Sunday by sheriff’s deputies. Investigators say 29-year-old Brandon Johns sent lewd pictures to nearly 50 underage girls in emails and called them to ask for photos in return. Sheriff’s deputies caught up with Johns at a hotel in …

Shocking surveillance video is sparking outrage across the country. A man is seen chasing a toddler through a Bakersfield store. He catches up to the boy and punches him in the face, knocking the child to the floor. "Oh my goodness. Oh my god," one Fresno grandmother said. "I don’t …

A Kettleman City man has been arrested on charges of false imprisonment and child abuse. The investigation began on Tuesday when family members tipped off Kings County deputies of a possible case of child abuse. Deputies found out that 26-year-old Juan Manuel Gutierrez was living with a woman who had …

A 19-year-old man is in jail, after a bizarre crash in West Fresno on Monday. Police said Monday they were first called out to the intersection of Shaw and Polk, for a car accident with no details. Once they arrived, they found a truck crashed into a nearby home, and …