Plead Guilty

January 03January 03
Desert Hot Springs High School Employee Receives Probation for Embezzlement
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A Desert Hot Springs High School clerk who stole nearly $350,000 from the school over the course of 16 years pleaded guilty to an embezzlement charge and will be on probation for the next five years. Deneen Kuhlman’s probation terms include wearing an ankle bracelet for 180 days and fully paying back the missing funds. […]
November 19November 19
Colorado Man Who Admitted Killing Family Gets Life Sentence
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A Colorado man was sentenced Monday to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his pregnant wife and their two young daughters and dumping their bodies on an oil work site. Christopher Watts pleaded guilty on Nov. 6 to three charges of murder in the deaths of his wife, Shanann Watts, and their young […]
October 19October 19
High School Student’s Class Essay About Being Raped Sends Man to Prison
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An Ohio high school student’s writing assignment about overcoming obstacles in her life led to a man pleading guilty to raping her and two sisters years ago, authorities said. Detectives in Sandusky County began investigating after school officials from Vanguard Tech Center alerted children services and the sheriff’s office about the essay. “She had disclosed […]
September 14September 14
Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Desert Hot Springs DUI Crash
- Crime
- Local
A drunken driver who caused a Desert Hot Springs crash that killed one of his passengers and injured several other people pleaded guilty to a DUI gross vehicular manslaughter charge Friday and was immediately sentenced to a dozen years in state prison. Brandon Byars, 24, of Palm Desert, was driving a minivan that slammed into […]
May 18May 18
Coachella Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Attacks on Two Women
- Crime
- Local
A Coachella man who raped two women in Indio within a 10-day span was sentenced today to three years in state prison. Allen Raul Montano, 33, pleaded guilty in February to two counts of rape by force or fear for assaults committed on Oct. 24 and Nov. 3, 2016. Indio police began searching for Montano […]

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April 11April 11
SoCal Pastor Sentenced to 15 Years for Child Molestation
- Crime
A former pastor at a Carlsbad church who pleaded guilty to repeatedly molesting a child over the course of nearly two years was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday. Prosecutors said the man, who was a pastor at the North Coast Calvary Chapel at the time of his arrest, only turned himself in because […]
September 28
Beaumont City Councilmember Pleads Guilty to Felony Bribery and Perjury
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Beaumont, CA A Beaumont city councilmember pleaded guilty today, Sept. 28, 2017, to one count of bribery and one count of perjury for crimes he committed while serving on the city council. Mark Anthony Orozco, 40, of Beaumont, entered the pleas before Judge Samuel Diaz at the Hall of Justice in Riverside. Orozco is scheduled […]

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August 31
Woman Who Shot Two Teens in Palm Springs Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to 38 Years
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Palm Springs, CA A 20-year-old Desert Hot Springs woman who shot two teenage boys in Palm Springs pleaded guilty to attempted murder charges Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to 38 years in state prison. Sandra Vanessa Herrera, who also admitted several firearm and gang-related sentence enhancements, was arrested on March 9, along with a 17-year-old boy. […]

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