San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that a 32-year-old man, who shot a San Diego Police Department officer after being pulled over in a stolen truck, has been sentenced to prison. J.C. Blake Sartor, who was convicted of attempted murder, assault on a peace officer, shooting at an inhabited structure and other […]
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan today released promising data related to prosecutions and court-mandated treatment under news laws created by the passage of Proposition 36. Numbers show that of the hundreds of defendants who have pleaded guilty to drug-related offenses under Prop 36 since early April and have gone through the treatment or […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan today announced key updates to the way her office is protecting consumers from fraud and abuse, including a modernized online reporting tool on its public website and increased access for the public to make complaints in person. The expanded consumer protections come amid news of stipulated judgements involving […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that Brittney Lyon, 31, has been sentenced to life in prison for her role in procuring at least four young girls for her boyfriend Samuel Cabrera to molest, and for participating in the disturbing abuse with him. Two girls were 7 and the others were just […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that a 75-year-old man, who killed the tenant of his girlfriend over a property dispute in East County, has been sentenced to prison for the 2020 murder. Michael Hughes was sentenced to 50 years-to-life in prison for the shooting death of Mario Velasquez Cardoso, 46. A […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan is reminding the public they can follow the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office on multiple social media platforms, reinforcing the DA’s commitment to transparency, public safety, education, and to building strong partnerships with the communities it serves. “Our partnership with the community is strengthened through direct and […]
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Defendant Who Shot Police Officer Sentenced
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that a 32-year-old man, who shot a San Diego Police Department officer after being pulled over in a stolen truck, has been sentenced to prison. J.C. Blake Sartor, who was convicted of attempted murder, assault on a peace officer, shooting at an inhabited structure and other […]
New Prop 36 Data Released
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan today released promising data related to prosecutions and court-mandated treatment under news laws created by the passage of Proposition 36. Numbers show that of the hundreds of defendants who have pleaded guilty to drug-related offenses under Prop 36 since early April and have gone through the treatment or […]
DA Announces $13.6 Million in Consumer Protection Judgments Against Three Companies
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan today announced key updates to the way her office is protecting consumers from fraud and abuse, including a modernized online reporting tool on its public website and increased access for the public to make complaints in person. The expanded consumer protections come amid news of stipulated judgements involving […]
Babysitter Who Provided Special-Needs Children for her Boyfriend to Molest Sentenced to Life in Prison
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that Brittney Lyon, 31, has been sentenced to life in prison for her role in procuring at least four young girls for her boyfriend Samuel Cabrera to molest, and for participating in the disturbing abuse with him. Two girls were 7 and the others were just […]
Prison Sentence for Defendant who Killed Girlfriend’s Tenant over Rent Dispute
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that a 75-year-old man, who killed the tenant of his girlfriend over a property dispute in East County, has been sentenced to prison for the 2020 murder. Michael Hughes was sentenced to 50 years-to-life in prison for the shooting death of Mario Velasquez Cardoso, 46. A […]
Public Encouraged to Follow the District Attorney’s Office on Social Media
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan is reminding the public they can follow the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office on multiple social media platforms, reinforcing the DA’s commitment to transparency, public safety, education, and to building strong partnerships with the communities it serves. “Our partnership with the community is strengthened through direct and […]