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Orange County Woman Drops Baby from Parking Structure

Law Offices of William W. Bruzzo — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:49:00 GMT

The mother accused of dropping her baby off a parking structure was on medical hold during her arraignment. The Orange County Register reports that Sonia Hermosillo did not attend her court hearing. The seven month baby died August 24, 2011, from his injuries, prompting the DA to change the counts to murder and child assault causing death; both are felonies. The father of the child, Noe Medina described that his wife had been suffering from postpartum depression. She had been hospitalized in June, after she expressed that she did not want her son. The baby wore a helmet for his flat head syndrome and was receiving physical therapy at Children’s Hospital of Orange County. He also had a congenital problem that made his neck tilt to one side. The DA will argue the postpartum depression defense is not valid here.

Faked Death Certificates Could Lead to Prison for Couple

Law Offices of William W. Bruzzo — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:59:00 GMT

A couple from Santa Ana was arrested on Monday for faking a death and collecting benefits. The husband a 51 year old truck driver went under the name of Lucio Rodriguez for about twenty years while living with his wife Rosa Carrasco. According to the Orange County Register the Carrascos agreed in 2004 to travel to Mexico and buy a death certificate. Officials were paid and the couple received a death certificate for Lucio Rodriguez. The husband started using his real name Santiago Carrasco when he returned to the U.S. The death certificate obtained in Mexico stated that Lucio Rodriguez had died of a heart attack. In September of 2004 Mrs. Carrasco started receiving death benefits, collecting about $400,000 to $500,000. Both are charged with two grand theft felonies with sentencing enhancements for aggravated white collar crime exceeding $100,000 and property loss of over $200,000. There is a no-bail U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement hold on both individuals as well and a $500,000 bail. If convicted they could get 7 years and eight months in prison.

Gang Members Attack Graffiti Victim

Law Offices of William W. Bruzzo — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:35:00 GMT

Last July two men and a 17 year old were arrested in connection with stabbing and beating a man. Last Friday Nicolas Duran, Alejandro Duran and 17 year old Manola Mauricio pled guilty to one count of aggravated assault(Penal Code Section 245(a)(1), one count of street terrorism (Penal Code Section 186.22) and a sentencing enhancement for criminal street gang activity. Both counts were felonies and Mauricio was prosecuted as an adult according to the Orange County register. The police report revealed that the victim noticed three adults writing graffiti on a wall and told them to stop. Those same three adults and two others on bikes followed the victim and beat him. Mauricio received credit for time served of 200 days and was placed on probation. The D.A. objected to all three defendants’ sentences, believing that either based on their criminal records or the nature of the incident each should do more time.

To learn more about the outcome of this case watch an OC in Two video produced by the Orange County Register.