Piñon Hills man arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse of a child after months-long investigation
Victorville Daily Press
Authorities arrested a 34-year-old Piñon Hills man Monday on a felony sexual abuse charge that involved a minor following a months-long investigation that concluded earlier this month.
San Bernardino County Sheriff s detectives with the Specialized Investigations Division, Crimes Against Children Detail wrapped up their investigation into Jose Marquez-Trujillo on Jan. 11 after seven months, the department said in a Tuesday press release.
During that time, the detectives found evidence that Marquez-Trujillo allegedly committed continuous sexual abuse of a minor under the age 14.
Lenwood man pleads not guilty to 14 sexual abuse felonies, bail set at $7M
Victorville Daily Press
A 28-year-old Lenwood man is being held on $7 million bail after prosecutors charged him with 14 felony counts of sexual abuse on Friday.
Mario Renteria, identified by San Bernardino County Sheriff’ officials as Mario Renteria Junior Gallegos, appeared via video in a Victorville courtroom Friday and pleaded not guilty to the charges. Ten of those charges carried allegations of aggravated circumstances, court records show.
Authorities arrested Renteria at his home in the 34200 block of Birch Road on Wednesday. Two days later, prosecutors charged him with five counts of lewd or lascivious acts, three counts of sexual penetration/oral copulation, two counts of sexual intercourse/sodomy, two counts of rape by force or fear, sodomy and sexual abuse of a child, court records show.
A Twentynine Palms man was arrested Wednesday, accused of kidnapping and sexual assault. Just before 10 p.m. on September 11, deputies were called to a report of a sexual assault near Highway 62 and Mesquite Springs Road in Twentynine Palms. The victim said she was walking along the highway when she was attacked and assaulted by a man, later identified as Jamaceeo Edwards, 23. Over the following months, investigators gathered additional evidence linking Edwards to the sexual assault. On Wednesday, Jamaceeo Edwards, who was in West Valley Detention Center awaiting trial for an unrelated burglary charge, was arrested for investigation of kidnapping, sodomy, and one other sexual assault charge. He was booked into the West Valley Detention Center with his bail set at $250,000.
A Twentynine Palms man was arrested Sunday for the second time in a week. Deputies went to the 7300 block of North Star in Twentynine Palms about 12:15 a.m. Sunday morning with a search warrant. Deputies saw a .22-caliber handgun in plain view on a table inside the home. Also at the home was Jared G
Victorville Daily Press
A fatal shooting in Hesperia early Thursday morning has led to the arrests of a man and a woman, both residents of the city.
Deputies responded at 4:15 a.m. to the 11200 block of Third Avenue and found 43-year-old Christian Ruiz suffering from gunshot wounds, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said Saturday.
Ruiz was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Homicide detectives learned that the man’s girlfriend was sleeping in a trailer on the property “when she woke to the sound of gunshots and found Ruiz down on the floor,” authorities said.
“Information received during the investigation identified Andrew Espinoza as the suspect in the shooting,” the sheriff’s department said.