Father & son charged in guns, drugs, explosives discovery in Bermuda Dunes
Report from 1/31/2020
A father and son were arrested today in connection with the discovery of a cache of high-powered weaponry, drugs and explosives earlier this year at a home in Bermuda Dunes, the Riverside County District Attorney s Office reported.
John Terrill Hackett, 69, and Collin Daniel Hackett, 35, were taken into custody about 1:30 p.m. at their home on the 78000 block of Darrell Drive.
The younger Hackett was initially arrested when a search warrant was served at the home in January, but subsequently made bail. Criminal charges were filed against both men in Riverside County Superior Court earlier this month, when arrest warrants were also issued, court records show.
On Dec. 22, the Blythe City Council accepted a $5,000 donation towards preventing and combating local homelessness.
âJust to give a little background â I received a phone call last week from a classmate of mine, who wished to remain anonymous. She wanted to donate $5,000 to the city of Blythe homeless program. Which is very generous, and very gracious of her and her family to give this donation,â said Blythe Mayor Dale Reynolds. âIt will go towards different projects; whether it be for the HOT (Homeless Outreach Team), to help with some of the issues they may need help with. It will go towards a travelerâs fund â so, if someone gets stranded in the city of Blythe and doesnât want to become homeless, we can help them get to their destination wherever they may be going. And also, it could be used as seed money for our all-access center. Where itâs a one-stop shop for the needs of the homeless community. Programs that are available to them. If th
Sheriff Chad Bianco discusses investigation into death of man after violent arrest
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco held a news conference discussing the investigation into the death of Ernie Serrano.
Bianco presented the cell phone footage that has gone viral, surveillance video from the store where the incident occurred and a body cam video worn by responding deputies.
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Ernie Teddy Serrano of Jurupa Valley died on Dec. 15 after a struggle with patrol deputies at a store on Crestmore Road. According to Bianco, an initial autopsy indicated Serrano had methamphetamine, marijuana and other drugs in his system.
Powell was not allowed to make medical decisions for herself, but was signed out of a medical facility in late May against her doctor s advice at Zemek s behest, prosecutors said.
One week prior to her death, the victim drafted a new will giving Zemek power of attorney and naming her as the beneficiary on Powell s Edward Jones brokerage account and the recipient of all her possessions, including every item in the victim s house, according to court documents.
That will superseded one that Powell drafted in November 2015 naming several others as her beneficiaries. Zemek was not among those listed in that document.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco held a news briefing late Monday afternoon to discuss a suspect s death following the use of force on the man by his deputies at a Jurupa Valley Stater Bros. market.
Store video surveillance and body-camera footage of the incident were provided during the nearly one-hour briefing that showed 33-year-old Ernie Serrano struggle with five male deputies before he was restrained by force and subsequently stopped breathing on the aisle 1 checkout stand of the 5571 Mission Boulevard store location.
Bianco opened the news briefing with condolences to Serrano s family, and called the December 15 death a sad and tragic event.