Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced Thursday that Richard Steven Valencia was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the attempted murder of his neighbor in 2020.
On Friday, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that Margarita Jimenez and Jorge Alberto Garfias have been charged with the kidnapping and murder of Yanelly Vargas, Garfias' former girlfriend, in March of this year.