Judge rules that placement of sexually violent predator not appropriate in El Cajon neighborhood Now that the Mount Helix location has been determined to be unsuitable, the state will be tasked with finding another site to house Merle Wade Wakefield. Author: Allison Royal (KFMB), CBS News 8 Team Published: 6:32 AM PDT May 10, 2021 Updated: 11:27 AM PDT May 10, 2021 EL CAJON, Calif. — A placement hearing was held on Monday for a sexually violent predator proposed for conditional release at a home in the Mount Helix neighborhood. The San Diego Superior Court judge ruled that the neighborhood in El Cajon is not an appropriate location to house the man.