San Luis Obispo County District Attorney s Office
Joshua Delante Wheeler, 38, of Oceano
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. - San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow announced that an Oceano man was found guilty of eight sex crimes, including four counts of forcibly raping a teenage girl.
38-year-old Joshua Delante Wheeler was convicted by a San Luis Obispo County jury on Thursday for committing these sex crimes against a young woman he had a legal duty to care for and protect.
The District Attorney s Office said these crimes were committed from May 15, 2019, through March 7, 2020. Wheeler was reportedly 36 years old when he began committing the crimes.
–On Tuesday May 11, Friends of Oceano Dunes (Friends) filed a third lawsuit arguing that state law mandates that OHV recreation, beach driving, and camping are permanent uses at the Oceano Dunes that cannot be banned by any agency.
UPDATE: Ruben Flores s bail lowered to $50k
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and last updated 2021-04-21 20:14:52-04
UPDATE (2:42 p.m.) - A judge on Wednesday agreed to lower Ruben Floresâs bail from $250,000 to $50,000.
He is also ordered to obey all laws, stay within San Luis Obispo County, submit to electronic monitoring and surrender his passport.
Judge Craig van Rooyen s decision Wednesday afternoon came after reviewing Rubenâs statement of assets and additional information filed by the prosecutor.
Rubenâs attorney, Harold Mesick, told the judge, âMy client poses no threat to the public and I donât believe he should be punished because over 50 some years, 57 years of working, heâs been able to buy a house in Arroyo Grande and put aside a little bit of money in retirement.â
Suspects in Kristin Smart disappearance plead not guilty
by Brian Melley, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 19, 2021 6:26 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 19, 2021 at 6:27 pm EDT
LOS ANGELES A former California college student charged with murder in the 1996 disappearance of classmate Kristin Smart pleaded not guilty Monday and his father denied helping to hide the young woman’s body.
Paul Flores, 44, was charged with first-degree murder in the killing that authorities said happened as he tried to rape Smart in his dorm room at California Polytechnic State University campus in San Luis Obispo after an off-campus party. Witnesses said Smart was intoxicated and Flores had said he would walk her home.
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