San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that Stephen Mathews Coney, 30, was sentenced to 31-years-to life in prison for the fatal stabbing of a 59-year-old man during an altercation at an El Cajon apartment complex in August 2025. A jury convicted Coney of second-degree murder on September 9, 2026 for killing Albert […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that her office is seeking records from Mexico’s federal environmental protection agency to help determine whether industrial businesses operating in Tijuana with U.S. parent companies or ownership interests may be contributing to pollution affecting the Tijuana River and Alamar River. The request to Mexico’s Federal Attorney […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced the one-year anniversary of One Safe Place – The South County Family Justice Center, in National City today which has served 2,018 guests in its first year, one third of whom returned for additional services such as case management, housing connections, restraining order assistance, food, clothing and […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that a 44-year-old man who murdered his mother, cut off her hands and leg and then hid her body in his closet has been sentenced to 25 years-to-life in prison. Jacob P. Guevara, who was found guilty of first-degree murder by a jury in September, was […]
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In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office is highlighting employees whose experiences, backgrounds and dedication to public service help strengthen our office and the communities we serve. Born and raised in San Diego’s Shelltown neighborhood in Southeast San Diego, Deputy District Attorney Christopher Mancilla has built his career around […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that a 44-year-old man who had been illegally operating a holistic animal care facility in Julian, has been sentenced for animal abuse, neglect and failure to care for an animal. Nelson Andres Zepeda, who was convicted by a jury in August of six misdemeanor counts, was […]
La Mesa Man Sentenced for Fatal Stabbing in El Cajon Apartment Complex
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that Stephen Mathews Coney, 30, was sentenced to 31-years-to life in prison for the fatal stabbing of a 59-year-old man during an altercation at an El Cajon apartment complex in August 2025. A jury convicted Coney of second-degree murder on September 9, 2026 for killing Albert […]
DA Summer Stephan Seeks Records on Potential Industrial Pollution from Tijuana Businesses with U.S. Ownership
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that her office is seeking records from Mexico’s federal environmental protection agency to help determine whether industrial businesses operating in Tijuana with U.S. parent companies or ownership interests may be contributing to pollution affecting the Tijuana River and Alamar River. The request to Mexico’s Federal Attorney […]
One Safe Place South Celebrates One Year Serving the Community
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced the one-year anniversary of One Safe Place – The South County Family Justice Center, in National City today which has served 2,018 guests in its first year, one third of whom returned for additional services such as case management, housing connections, restraining order assistance, food, clothing and […]
Borrego Springs Man Who Killed and Dismembered Own Mother Sentenced
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that a 44-year-old man who murdered his mother, cut off her hands and leg and then hid her body in his closet has been sentenced to 25 years-to-life in prison. Jacob P. Guevara, who was found guilty of first-degree murder by a jury in September, was […]
Meet Deputy DA Christopher Mancilla
In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office is highlighting employees whose experiences, backgrounds and dedication to public service help strengthen our office and the communities we serve. Born and raised in San Diego’s Shelltown neighborhood in Southeast San Diego, Deputy District Attorney Christopher Mancilla has built his career around […]
Man Illegally Operating Holistic Animal Care Facility Guilty of Animal Cruelty
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that a 44-year-old man who had been illegally operating a holistic animal care facility in Julian, has been sentenced for animal abuse, neglect and failure to care for an animal. Nelson Andres Zepeda, who was convicted by a jury in August of six misdemeanor counts, was […]