<![CDATA[yorba-linda - Law Offices of William W. Bruzzo]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/tags/yorba-linda/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:45:39 GMT en-us <![CDATA[Marine Who Killed Homeless Facing Death Penalty]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/marine-who-killed-homeless-facing-death-penalty/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/marine-who-killed-homeless-facing-death-penalty/ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:53:00 GMT Ex-Marine Itzcoatl Ocampo could be sentenced to death if convicted of murder. According to the Orange County Register he is facing six felony counts of murder, with sentencing enhancements for personal use of a deadly weapon during the commission of a crime, and special circumstances for lying in wait and multiple murders. Media outlets reported…

]]> Ex-Marine Itzcoatl Ocampo could be sentenced to death if convicted of murder. According to the Orange County Register he is facing six felony counts of murder, with sentencing enhancements for personal use of a deadly weapon during the commission of a crime, and special circumstances for lying in wait and multiple murders. Media outlets reported about the homeless men that had been stabbed to death and police eventually arresting Ocampo for the crimes. Now he also faces two other murder counts for the deaths of two Yorba Linda residents Raquel Estrada and her son Juan Herrera. Investigators found similarities at the crime scene where Estrada and Herrera were killed, to those of the homeless victims. The grand jury was presented with Ocampo’s interrogation recording where he confesses to the six murders. It is reported that Ocampo explained to authorities that he joined the Marines in order to learn how to kill.

Criminal Law Updates by the Law Offices of Orange County Defense Lawyer William W. Bruzzo (714) 547-4636.

]]> <![CDATA[Arrest in Homeless Killings]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/arrest-in-homeless-killings/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/arrest-in-homeless-killings/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:26:00 GMT A suspect was arrested just before the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend for the killings of three homeless men. The suspect is Itzcoatl Ocampo a 23 year old Yorba Linda resident and former Marine. The LA Times says that his family is shocked by the accusation. They go on to explain that Ocampo would spend…

]]> A suspect was arrested just before the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend for the killings of three homeless men. The suspect is Itzcoatl Ocampo a 23 year old Yorba Linda resident and former Marine. The LA Times says that his family is shocked by the accusation. They go on to explain that Ocampo would spend his time at the Yorba Linda Library searching job listings. Three homeless men had been stabbed to death in less than a month. Local authorities worked with the FBI once it was believed that there was one person responsible for the three killings. Road blocks were placed and Ocampo actually passed through them twice before he was finally arrested.

The last and fourth incident occurred in front of a Carl’s Jr. where witnesses called police, and found Ocampo at a mobile home park. He was arrested and had blood on his hands and face. All the victims had multiple stab wounds, from 40 to over 60 in some cases. The wounds were to the head and torso. Ocampo is being charged with murder with special circumstances which includes a possible death sentence if he is found convicted.

Here is a KTLA5 News video.

]]> <![CDATA[Orange County Robbery Suspect Killed by Police]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/orange-county-robbery-suspect-killed-by-police/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/orange-county-robbery-suspect-killed-by-police/ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:13:00 GMT In Yorba Linda a robbery suspect was shot by Brea police outside his home. According to the Orange County Register Sgt Bill Smyser explained that he did not know whether there suspect was armed at the time. Police were outside Julian S. Collender’s home monitoring when he stepped out. Police fired one shot, he died…

]]> In Yorba Linda a robbery suspect was shot by Brea police outside his home. According to the Orange County Register Sgt Bill Smyser explained that he did not know whether there suspect was armed at the time. Police were outside Julian S. Collender’s home monitoring when he stepped out. Police fired one shot, he died at the hospital. No details are given regarding why the police shot the suspect. Collender was a suspect regarding an armed robbery at a shopping center in Brea. The victims reported the incident stating that an armed man demanded their money and valuables. Police investigated Collender because one of the victims identified him as the assailant. Now Brea Police Department is conducting an interval investigation along with the District Attorney’s Office. See, Penal Code Section 211.

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