Costa Mesa Bar Owner Charged with Illegally Operating During COVID-19 Pandemic
SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS) The owner of a Costa Mesa bar has been charged with illegally operating during curfew hours for nonessential businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Dec. 31.
Roland Michael Barrera who owns the Westend bar is set to be arraigned June 22 on a misdemeanor count of violating and neglecting to obey a lawful order and regulation, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
The 47-year-old Costa Mesa resident allegedly repeatedly refused to adhere to an order mandating that all nonessential businesses close between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., despite repeated efforts by law enforcement and city code enforcement officers to educate him on the law and seek voluntary compliance, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
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COSTA MESA, Calif. (KABC) The owner of a Costa Mesa bar has been charged with illegally operating during curfew hours for nonessential businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Ronald Michael Barrera, who owns the Westend Bar, is facing one misdemeanor count of violating and neglecting to obey a lawful order and regulation, according to the Orange County District Attorney s Office.
The charges were filed after repeated attempts by law enforcement and city code enforcement officers to educate him on the law and seek voluntary compliance, officials added. The 47-year-old Costa Mesa resident and bar owner on numerous occasions allegedly refused to adhere to an order mandating that all nonessential businesses close between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
California Supreme Court Renders Human Trafficking Decision Based on Orange County Case
In a ruling based on an Orange County conviction, the California Supreme Court ruled Dec. 28 that human traffickers who attempt to prostitute minors will receive the maximum prison sentence allowed under state law, even if they are actually communicating with undercover law enforcement personnel.
The decision reverses an earlier ruling by the state’s Fourth District Court of Appeal in the case of The People v. Antonio Chavez Moses III. The defendant was given a shorter sentence because the “minor” he was trying to prostitute online was actually an undercover Santa Ana police officer.
Huntington Beach Crime Scene Investigator Charged With Swallowing Evidence
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has charged a former Huntington Beach Police Department crime scene investigator with stealing drugs from a suspect’s vehicle, swallowing the evidence, and then driving a police vehicle home while under the influence.
Sean Patrick Lotts, 53, of Huntington Beach, has been charged with one misdemeanor count of embezzlement by a public official, one misdemeanor count of seizing property under the color of authority, and one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence for the alleged Jan. 23 offense.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a Dec. 22 press release announcing the charges that he was “disappointed and angered” by the suspect’s conduct.