San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that after one day of deliberation, a South Bay jury found Larry Millete, 44, guilty of first-degree murder of his wife, May “Maya” Millete, who disappeared from the family’s Chula Vista home on January 7, 2021. The jury returned its verdict following a seven-week trial during […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced that Deputy District Attorney Min Yoon was recognized as Prosecutor of the Year by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for her outstanding work prosecuting a repeat DUI offender whose actions resulted in the death of one person and serious injuries to another. The award was presented at […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that Christopher T. Gardner, 33, has been sentenced to 325 years-to-life in prison for his serial sexual abuse of two young girls who were only 6-years-old when the abuse began. Gardner molested the girls, who were relatives, over a 5-year period. “Predators who rob children of […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that her office has received two prestigious National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards recognizing innovative programs that improve public safety, deliver justice and enhance the quality of life for San Diego County residents. The awards recognize the District Attorney’s Same Day Solutions Fair, organized by […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that 65-year-old Randall Oyler has been sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison for the 1990 murder of Margaret Orozco Jackson, 47, whose body was discovered on a hillside in Scripps Ranch more than three decades ago. [WATCH: Emotional victim impact statement by the […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that the parents who starved to death their 3-month-old daughter and who were convicted of second-degree murder by separate juries at a trial in February, have been sentenced to prison. Brandon Copeland and Elizabeth Ucman each were sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. “Baby […]
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Larry Millete Convicted of Murdering Wife May Millete Five Years After She Went Missing
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that after one day of deliberation, a South Bay jury found Larry Millete, 44, guilty of first-degree murder of his wife, May “Maya” Millete, who disappeared from the family’s Chula Vista home on January 7, 2021. The jury returned its verdict following a seven-week trial during […]
DA Prosecutor Recognized with MADD “Prosecutor of the Year” Award
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced that Deputy District Attorney Min Yoon was recognized as Prosecutor of the Year by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for her outstanding work prosecuting a repeat DUI offender whose actions resulted in the death of one person and serious injuries to another. The award was presented at […]
Pedophile Sentenced to Prison for Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Two Young Girls
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that Christopher T. Gardner, 33, has been sentenced to 325 years-to-life in prison for his serial sexual abuse of two young girls who were only 6-years-old when the abuse began. Gardner molested the girls, who were relatives, over a 5-year period. “Predators who rob children of […]
San Diego County District Attorney’s Office Receives Two National Achievement Awards for Innovative Programs
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that her office has received two prestigious National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards recognizing innovative programs that improve public safety, deliver justice and enhance the quality of life for San Diego County residents. The awards recognize the District Attorney’s Same Day Solutions Fair, organized by […]
Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for 1990 Cold Case Murder Solved Through DNA Evidence
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that 65-year-old Randall Oyler has been sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison for the 1990 murder of Margaret Orozco Jackson, 47, whose body was discovered on a hillside in Scripps Ranch more than three decades ago. [WATCH: Emotional victim impact statement by the […]
Parents Convicted of Starving 3-Month-Old Baby to Death Sentenced to Prison
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that the parents who starved to death their 3-month-old daughter and who were convicted of second-degree murder by separate juries at a trial in February, have been sentenced to prison. Brandon Copeland and Elizabeth Ucman each were sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. “Baby […]