Ventura County Sheriff s Office
Tyler James Clark, 33, of Ventura
VENTURA, Calif. - A Ventura man accused of stabbing a Black man after yelling racial slurs at him has been charged with a hate crime.
Tyler James Clark, 33, appeared in Ventura County Superior Court Monday to face his charges.
Clark has been charged with one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon committed with a hate crime allegation, and one misdemeanor count of resisting, obstructing, or delaying a peace officer.
He s accused of yelling racial slurs at a Black man inside a Ventura convenience store on Wednesday, May 5. When the victim left the store, Clark allegedly followed and stabbed the man in the torso. He then fled the scene before being taken into custody by Ventura police.
Man, 48, tried to lure 17-year-old girl for sex in Ventura, police allege
Ventura authorities arrested a 48-year-old Los Angeles County man who allegedly tried to sexually lure an underage girl working at a local business.
The incident unfolded Feb. 6 when the manager of a Ventura business called authorities, according to the Ventura Police Department. The manager reported that a 17-year-old girl who worked for the business was being harassed by an adult customer.
The customer had bought the teen flowers and given her his phone number indicating he wanted to meet her, according to police. The business, which is not being identified to protect the victim, is located in west Ventura, officials said.
Two arrested in connection with December double shooting in Camarillo Gretchen Wenner, Ventura County Star
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Authorities have arrested two men in connection with a Camarillo shooting in late December that injured two.
The incident was reported at 5:37 p.m. on Dec. 27, a Sunday evening, near Lomita Street and Glenn Drive, about a block east of Arneill Road and just north of Daily Drive. The Ventura County Sheriff s Office, which is contracted to provide police services in Camarillo, investigated.
At the scene, deputies found two men with gunshot wounds. One had been shot several times while seated in his car, authorities said Friday when reporting the arrests. The other victim was shot as he tried to get out of the car to flee. The victims, age 23 and 38, are both Camarillo residents. They were both treated at a local hospital and have since been released.