Monday, May 31, 2010

What is a WISHOLD?, answered..By Bail Bondsman in Los Angeles / Long Beach

A customer had recently called our office in Los Angeles, her boyfriend was recently picked up in Los Angeles for a Long Beach warrant. While in Los Angeles County jail a "WISHOLD" popped up on the public website, LASD.org.
The customer knew of the smaller misdemeanor warrant but was unaware of anything in addition, to answer her question we explained to her the "WISHOLD" mean "warrant information sheet hold." Simply stated there appears to be an active warrant in the system, if in fact there is a warrant than the WISHOLD will be replaced by the actual warrant number. If the WISHOLD is a mistake than it will fall off. In my experience these usally fall off within 48 hours, but if sentenced on the other case than the hold may just hang there until someone presses the issue, normally a bail bondsman or attorney. For more information on Jail or court terminology please vist our web site at http://allamericanbailbonds.net/

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Saturday, May 29, 2010

$395,000 Dollar Bail for Cerritos woman arrested, from Bail Bondsman in Cerritos

A Cerritos woman was due in court Friday after being arrested in a massive welfare fraud sweep for receiving more than $60,000 in welfare benefits while allegedly concealing her ownership of a business, home and Maserati sports car.
Tangela Ridgeway, 35, was arrested earlier this week with eight other alleged welfare scammers. She is charged with 16 counts of welfare fraud, including aid by misrepresentation and perjury by false application for aid, and 14 counts of perjury by declaration, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.
Ridgeway is accused of failing to disclose that she owned a business, property and several vehicles. Investigators seized her 2006 Maserati and Nissan SUV and discovered large amounts of unreported income and bank accounts, according to prosecutors.
Ridgeway, whose bail is $395,000, faces a maximum term of 19 years in state prison if convicted.
Another of those arrested and charged, Alicia Garcia, 51, also is accused of major fraud. She was charged with one count of false statements to receive healthcare, three counts of aid by misrepresentation and four counts of perjury by false application for aid.
Garcia allegedly received more than $136,000 in public assistance benefits from January 2002 to April 2010. During the time she claimed benefits, Garcia allegedly failed to report her real income, ownership of property, vehicles and bank accounts and also failed to report a spouse in the home.
Garcia is being held on $45,000 bail. If convicted as charged, she faces a maximum state prison term of nine years.

Ridgeway is slated to be arraigned on june 1st at the Ctiminal Courts Building, Dept 30, in downtown Los Angeles. We will update the story, as it relates to bail, as we receive the information


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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Costa Mesa declares itself a 'rule of law' community, From bail bondsman in Costa Mesa

The Costa Mesa City Council has voted unanimously to declare itself a "rule of law" community, further widening the divide over illegal immigration in the central Orange County city.

This week's resolution follows an April news conference in which Mayor Allan Mansoor called for stricter regulations to catch illegal immigrants living, working and driving in the city.

Costa Mesa has sought for several years to reduce the number of illegal immigrants within its borders by regulating day laborers, asking police to check the immigration status of people they stop and limiting the number of soccer fields in parks.

Mansoor said before Tuesday's meeting that the resolution "states that Costa Mesa is not a sanctuary city" and will uphold immigration laws.

The resolution passed despite pleas from community members. No one in the audience spoke in favor of it.

"Immigrants are part of America," Silvia Hernandez told the council. "We work, pay taxes, go to church and participate in our communities. We need a solution that brings people out of the shadows."

"Americans across the political spectrum agree that our immigration system needs fixing," said Keturah Kennedy. "It is unrealistic to deport the 12 million undocumented residents of our country. Workable solutions must include a realistic pathway to citizenship for those who are currently working, paying taxes and learning English. We need all the residents of Costa Mesa to have full economic and civic participation to help our city thrive."

Mansoor dismissed residents' comments as reckless, adding that they do not reflect "what's being introduced tonight." He said the resolution was aimed at setting the tone for a strong anti-illegal immigration policy both now and in the future.

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Friday, May 21, 2010

Why bail out?

I am often asked, why bail out? WELL WHY BAIL OUT ! When you are arrested understand this, our law law, that is the US criminal law system, is setup to where you are innocent until proven guilty. Wrong, the moment you are arrested you are put into a position where you and you alone are responsible for your own wellbeing. No one wants to be incarcerated no one wants to be locked in a cement box awaiting vindication. When we are accused of a crime the system takes over it takes us over, it kidnaps us and puts us in a world that we don’t understand in a world of fear and confusion. A bondsman helps you to escape the confusion the bail bondsman helps you out of the darkness, even though for a short time. Don’t get me wrong, if you are guilty of a crime you may belong in jail, serving a sentence for the wrong you have committed. If you are truly innocent, than the system will prevail and you will be vindicated.

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Life as a bondsman, Life as a human, as a father!

As a bail bondsman I see it all, pain, misfortune, life. At the end of my day I look back and weigh in on everything I have seen. Why do I do the job I do? Is it the money, is it the security. Hell I know what it is, it a job. It’s a job that makes a difference; I help people in their times of need. What’s worse in life than being in jail and not understanding why or what’s next. A bail bondsman doesn’t judge, a bail bondsman doesn’t point fingers or do we?. You call me and I look at the facts, who are you and why do you belong on the street? In our system of law you are innocent until proven guilty, bull s**t, I have kids and I have a conscience. If I think your guilty, your guilty and I don’t post bail. Someone else can. The bail bondsman in many circumstances is the jury and he/she alone chooses your fate. People rely on attorneys for their defense but the bail bondsman is the person who decides if you are worthy to fight your case on the street or behind bars. Remember, we are families with loved ones of our own, we are people who value the law of man, but more importantly the laws of God! We are your best friend and in some cases your worse nightmare, we are the bail bondsman!

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$225,000 Dollar Bail for Former Anaheim police cadet charged with stealing, from Bail Bondsman in Anaheim

The Orange County district attorney's office charged a former police cadet Thursday with stealing more than $225,000 in cash paid to the city of Anaheim for the release of impounded vehicles.

Kainat Syeda, 23, of Buena Park, was charged with one felony count of the misappropriation of public funds, four felony counts of falsifying and altering records maintained at a public office and 40 felony counts of the falsification and concealment of public accounts, according to the district attorney's office.

Syeda, a former police cadet, faces sentencing enhancements and allegations for theft exceeding $100,000 and property loss over $200,000, prosecutors said. If convicted on all counts, she faces a maximum sentence of up to 46 years in state prison.

Syeda took money from the city of Anaheim from January 2006 to April 2009 while working in uniform as a cadet in the front lobby traffic bureau window of the Anaheim Police Department, prosecutors said.


When people paid cash for the release of their impounded vehicles, Syeda allegedly would enter a "No Sale" in the cash register and take the payment instead, prosecutors said.
They claim she concealed the theft by cutting off the "No Sale" validation imprint from the release authorization forms. Prosecutors said she committed the act about 1,799 times, resulting in a loss of $225,000 for the city of Anaheim.

Syeda was taken into custody Wednesday by Anaheim police and was being held on a $225,000 bail.

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

$65,000 Dollar Bail for Marion 'Suge' Knight being held on alleged assault, from Bail Bondsman in Los Angeles

Former rap impresario Marion "Suge” Knight was being held Thursday on $65,000 bail after the LAPD arrested him on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police officials said.

Knight, 45, was driving a white Cadillac Escalade when he was pulled over at 12:30 a.m. at 147th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard in Gardena.

Investigators said they began looking for Knight after another man accused him of robbery Wednesday night. The alleged altercation occurred in South Los Angeles
Gardena police detained him and handed him over to the LAPD for arrest.

In the course of their investigation, authorities learned he was driving with a suspended license and also arrested him on that charge.

The arrest was the latest in a long string of run-ins with police for the former head of Death Row records, the famed West Coast rap label.


In 1997, a judge sentenced Knight to nine years in prison for violating terms of probation from an earlier assault case.
He was released from prison in 2001 after serving less than five years but was sent back to jail in 2003 for violating parole when he hit a parking lot attendant.


Knight filed for bankruptcy in 2006, citing civil litigation against him. The following year, his Malibu mansion was put up for sale.

He was arrested in August 2008 in Las Vegas on charges of drug possession and aggravated assault. In February 2009, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery. His plea allowed the dismissal of two felony drug charges and one felony coercion charge stemming from the 2008 incident.

Last year, he was implicated in the robbery of a producer for R&B singer and rapper Akon.

At this time it appears Knight has been released on bail, we will update the story as it relates to bail or the bail bonding industry.

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$100,000 Dollar Bail for Lindsay Lohan but she won't be arrested when she returns to Los Angeles, from Bail Bondsman in Los Angeles

Actress Lindsay Lohan won't be arrested when she returns to the United States, despite an arrest warrant issued Thursday by a Beverly Hills judge.

Steve Whitmore, a Sheriff's Department spokesman, said Lohan's representatives have posted 10% of the $100,000 bond, and so the arrest warrant was recalled.

"She will not be arrested when she comes back into United States," Whitmore said.

On Thursday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel slammed Lohan for failing to appear in court.

"Actions speak louder than words. I’ve heard the best words in the world, but the actions are far more important," Revel said. "She has a history of not keeping scheduled appointments.... I couldn’t have been more clear about the priority of this case and getting things done."

Revel issued the warrant for Lohan after she failed to appear because she is still in France. Lohan, through her attorney, claimed to be stuck in Cannes after her passport was stolen and skipped the mandatory appearance for a probation hearing for a 2007 intoxication conviction.

Revel said Lohan should have either skipped the Cannes trip or made sure she was back in L.A. two days before the hearing.

Bail has been posted on Lindsays warrant, we will update the information on her case as we receive it.

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$120,000 Dollar Bail for LAPD detective accused of embezzling witness protection funds, From Bail Bondsman in Los Angeles

A veteran Los Angeles police detective has been charged with embezzling more than $30,000 in city funds that were supposed to be used to protect and relocate three witnesses to crimes in South Los Angeles.

Det. Leonard Avalos, 44, is expected to be arraigned next week on one charge of embezzlement by an officer and six felony counts of grand theft, authorities said Friday.

Avalos was taken into custody without incident Thursday by Los Angeles Police Department detectives while he was off duty in Placentia, LAPD Det. Gus Villanueva said.

LAPD investigators discovered the alleged theft in the fall of 2008 when they questioned some of the detective's accounts of the witness protection funds he had requested from the department, officials said.

At the time, Avalos was investigating assaults, including shootings, police said. In such cases, victims often fear for their safety and are willing to testify only if they are given money to move away from the location of the crime.

Avalos, a 17-year department veteran, could not produce receipts to verify that he had given the money to the witnesses, according to prosecutors.

Authorities said police questioned the three witnesses and learned that one had received $100, another had received $500 and the third received no city funds.

Police suspect that Avalos began pilfering the witness funds dispersed to him by the LAPD Fiscal Operations Division in February 2008.

The amounts he allegedly stole each month escalated, according to prosecutors. He is accused of stealing $6,000 in March 2008. Two months later, the amount increased to nearly $7,000; in June 2008 it topped out at more than $13,000, according to court documents.

Avalos was placed on home leave by the LAPD about a year ago, once the investigation revealed the extent of the missing funds.

If convicted, Avalos could face up to six years and four months in prison. On Friday, Avalos was in Men's Central Jail in lieu of $120,000 bail.

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Monday, May 17, 2010

$5 Million Dollar Bail for Former chef held in alleged murder-for-hire plot, From Bail Bondsman in Santa Monica

Not so long ago, Juan-Carlos Cruz was an anonymous young chef just getting started in a culinary arts career.

But in less than a decade, he went from being a chubby sous chef in a hotel to a trim and handsome television chef and cookbook author, who taught classes on preparing low-calorie meals.

Today, he sits in a Los Angeles County jail cell, booked on suspicion of solicitation to commit murder, his bail set at $5 million.

Santa Monica police say Cruz, 48, of Westwood, asked homeless men to commit homicide for him. After one of the homeless men told police, investigators launched a weeklong undercover operation that ended with Cruz's arrest in a Cheviot Hills dog park on Thursday.

Police have said little publicly about the alleged plot and declined to name a target, a motive, or how and where the alleged hit was supposed to occur. Police have said, however, that they informed the alleged target.

On Saturday, neighbors and co-workers told The Times it was difficult to reconcile the accusations of police with the man they had come to know — a devout churchgoer, community volunteer and doting husband.

"He's a fine guy. I find this hard to believe," said one neighbor, who asked to remain anonymous.

A Knights of Columbus member who attended St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Cruz was a dog owner who volunteered at Love on 4 Paws, a therapy program that provides animals to sick children.

Cruz's wife, Jennifer Campbell, his high-school sweetheart, worked long hours as an attorney, neighbors said. He was often seen walking the couple's two dogs outside the Westside condominium complex where they have lived for many years.

Born the youngest of three sons to Dominican immigrants, Cruz came to the United States at age 3 and grew up in Arcadia, according to news articles and his book biography.

His website says he graduated from the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco in 1993. He married Campbell, to whom, he told a reporter in 2005, he served breakfast in bed every morning.

From 1996 to 2001, he was a pastry sous chef at the Hotel Bel-Air, where, according to his website, he fashioned pastries for celebrities such as Jack Nicholson, Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith, Joe Namath, Nancy Reagan and Julia Roberts.

Encouraged by praise for his creations, he left the hotel to form pastrydude.com, a pastry and wedding-cake service, which appears to no longer exist. Later, he also started Calorie Commando Catering, which also no longer exists.

Along the way, he created a television show, "Cruising in the Kitchen," that aired on a local California public-access station. That led to a featured appearance on the premiere season of Discovery Health network's "Body Challenge," on which he shed 43 pounds. He lost 17 more pounds after the show ended, according to his biography.

Cruz submitted a clip of the show to the Food Network. In 2004, the network signed him to produce the television show "Calorie Commando," in which guests challenged him to prepare their favorite meals with fewer calories while retaining the taste — dishes included peanut butter cookies and mashed sweet potato casserole topped with caramelized bananas. His motto became "keep the taste while you trim your waist."

Cruz produced some 39 episodes of "Calorie Commando" before it was cancelled in 2006.

In 2007, he published a cookbook — "The Juan-Carlos Cruz Calorie Countdown Cookbook" — co-authored with Los Angeles-based writer Martha Rose Shulman.

Cruz is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, according to authorities.

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

$25,000 Bail for Man who is arrested for allegedly brandishing a replica pistol during a fight at a Lancaster high school, From Bail Bondsman in Lancaster

An Antelope Valley man in his 30s was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly brandished a replica pistol during a fight at Eastside High School in Lancaster, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials said.The man, identified as Larry Paige of Lancaster, was seen lifting up his shirt and displaying what appeared to be a 9-millimeter pistol during the fight, which broke out about 1:40 p.m. in the high school's parking lot, said sheriff's Capt. Mike Parker. The man also made threats during the melee.

School security guards broke up the fight, and witnesses were able to provide authorities with a license plate number of the man's vehicle.

Deputies tracked the car to an address half a mile away in the 43000 block of Rucker Street in Lancaster. When deputies ordered all the occupants out of the home, 10 juveniles left the residence, Parker said.

It was later determined that the vehicle's owner, who was identified as Paige, had left the house before authorities arrived. His friends persuaded him to return to the scene, where he was arrested on suspicion of making felony terrorist threats.

Deputies also recovered a replica 9-millimeter pistol that matched the description of the gun brandished during the fight as well as a real .22-caliber handgun, Parker said.

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

$1,050,000 Dollar Bail for Inglewood man in connection with 1995 killing, From Bail Bondsman in Inglewood

Inglewood police announced the arrest Wednesday of a suspect in a 15-year-old slaying, marking the first successful investigation for the department's new cold-case unit.

Donald Bridgewater, 58, was booked last Thursday on suspicion of murder in the Oct. 28, 1995, slaying of William Goins at his home in the 10600 block of 2nd Avenue, Inglewood police said in a statement.

Goins had stab wounds in his head and neck, department officials said. There was evidence of a struggle. At the time, Bridgewater was one of several suspects in the killing, but police were unable to link him to the case.

The case went unsolved. But in March 2008, the Inglewood Police Department formed a Cold Case Unit to review and investigate 472 unsolved murders in the city since 1971.

The unit includes three retired police homicide detectives working under the department's homicide unit.

Investigators reopened the Goins case and submitted physical evidence from the crime scene to the Orange County Crime Lab for DNA analysis. Bridgewater is being held in lieu of $1,050,000.00 Dollar bail.

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LAPD officer pleads guilty to misdemeanor assault in Texas, From Bail Bondsman in Los Angeles

A Los Angeles police officer charged in Texas for allegedly forcing himself on a motel employee while she was retrieving a crib for his infant was placed on two years' probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault, authorities said Wednesday.

As a condition of the plea deal, Silvio Sam Filipovich, 44, quit the LAPD and agreed not to reapply as a police officer in California or anywhere else.

"He had a history of hiding behind his uniform," said Mark Pryor, who prosecuted the case for the Travis County district attorney's office. "It was important to us, as the prosecuting authority, and the victim, that he [Filipovich] never be allowed to be a police officer again

Filipovich was on extended leave from the LAPD at the time of the April 2009 incident at the Mountain Star Lodge just outside Austin.

Authorities said the 22-year LAPD veteran, who was staying at the motel with his wife and child, asked the woman to retrieve a crib for the baby. He then allegedly pushed her into a closet and tried to fondle her before she fought him off. Prosecutors originally charged Filipovich with attempted sexual assault.

Filipovich had a history of misconduct allegations at the time of his arrest, according to records obtained by The Times.

The records dating to 1995 indicated LAPD officials had recommended discipline of more than 100 days for Filipovich's alleged offenses, including trying to improperly convert an on-duty contact into a social relationship, making a discourteous remark and being discourteous during traffic stops.

Department officials also alleged that while Filipovich was off duty, he inappropriately exposed himself in a public place. It was unclear from the records what, if any, discipline he received.

Filipovich could not be reached for comment.

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$290,000 Dollar Bail for Compton High math teacher charged with sexual abuse, From Bail Bondsman in Compton

The Los Angeles County district attorney's office on Monday charged a Compton High School math teacher with multiple felonies, alleging that he sexually abused three female students.

Nicolei Hurtado Ocaña, 28, of Placentia was charged with two counts of committing lewd acts upon a child, two counts of contact with a minor for sexual offense, and one count each of oral copulation of a person under 18 and child molesting, a misdemeanor.

According to the criminal complaint, the offenses took place at the school between September 2008 and last month. One of the victims was 15, and the other two were 16 at the time of the offenses.

Ocaña was arrested Friday by investigators from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Special Victims Bureau. He is being held in lieu of $290,000 bail.

If convicted, Ocaña faces a maximum term of six years in state prison.

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Marijuana Seizure on Catalina Island, From Bail Bondsman in Catalina

A 30-foot ponga-type boat with three male Mexican nationals was discovered on Catalina Island by Sheriff's Department personnel. The boat had run aground on a remote beach, on the southwest portion of Catalina Island. The boat is a flat-bottomed, ocean going motorboat, powered by two 250-horsepower motors.

Over 400 gallons of fuel was on the boat in gas containers. A large quantity of marijuana in multiple bundles was discovered nearby. Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies detained the men with the assistance of United States coast guard personnel. Removing the marijuana from the remote area proved to be a challenge. Due to the late hour and weather conditions, sheriff's deputies secured the narcotics and boat while an armed United States coast guard vessel remained just off shore, providing additional security.

On Monday morning, April 19, 2010, sheriff's deputies removed the marijuana from Catalina Island with the assistance of the sheriff's narcotics bureau, air-5 helicopter; special enforcement bureau/emergency services detail ocean rescue ii boat, as well as United States coast guard personnel. Three Mexican nationals were arrested for transportation of narcotics and were booked at a federal facility. The quantity of marijuana was estimated to be 4,000 pounds, valued at approximately $3 million.

"These arrests and recovery were the direct result of a diligent and observant sheriff's department employee," said sheriff's headquarters bureau captain mike parker. "he called for backup from other sheriff's department and united states coast guard personnel, and we had a very successful outcome." captain parker added, "it took dozens of sheriff's deputies several hours to load the large rescue helicopter. Due to the size of the seizure, two helicopter flights were required to transport the marijuana to the mainland."

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

No Bail for Man arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment, indecent exposure incidents in Palmdale and Lancaster, From Bail Bondsman in Palmdale/Lancaster

An Antelope Valley man has been arrested on suspicion of exposing himself to more than a dozen women in the Lancaster and Palmdale areas and allegedly holding a woman against her will with intent to sexually assault her, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said Monday.

Authorities said that Terrance Lamount Smith, 21, exposed himself to at least 16 women and girls in incidents reported at apartment buildings around 25th Street West and Avenue J-4 in Lancaster.

Smith, who most recently was arrested April 19 on a probation violation, has been charged by the Los Angeles County district attorney's office with 18 counts: three felonies and 15 misdemeanors.

Smith had previously pleaded no contest to charges including assault with a firearm, causing great bodily injury and vandalism. He also has previous probation violations. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 13 years in state prison, prosecutors said.


Sheriff's investigators said the suspect would go to the common areas of apartment buildings and target lone females, ranging in age from 13 to 58.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Capt. Mike Parker said deputies set up surveillance operations in the areas where the victims lived.

"From there, they were able to identify several men who matched the description of the suspect," Parker said. "Ultimately, one of the suspects was identified by victims who picked the defendant out of a photo lineup."

After serving a search warrant at Smith's home, authorities said they found evidence tying him to the crimes and said he eventually confessed.

Sheriff's officials did not release specifics about the assault that took place in February, citing the ongoing investigation. But they said the incident took place in the laundry room of an apartment complex in Palmdale.

"The victims who reported these crimes helped us to detect a pattern that enabled us to make this arrest," Parker said.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call Lancaster sheriff's detectives at (661) 948-8466.

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Greg Haidl wants to avoid registering as sex offender, takes case to Supreme Court, Reviewed from Bail Bondsman in Orange County/Newport Beach

After losing in the local Court of Appeal, Greg Haidl and his two accomplices, who were convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Haidl’s Newport Beach home, are taking their case to the state Supreme Court.

Haidl’s attorney, Dennis Fischer, petitioned the court last week to hear arguments on why his client should have his conviction overturned and not have to register as a sex offender for life.

Fischer said that the chances of the Supreme Court agreeing to hear the petition are “next to none.”

Haidl’s convicted accomplices, Kyle Nachreiner, 25, and Keith Spann, 25, filed petitions with the court, too, Fischer said.

All three men were convicted in 2005 of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in the basement of the house belonging to Haidl’s dad. Haidl, 24, is the son of former Orange County Assistant Sheriff Don Haidl. While the girl apparently was passed out drunk, the men made a videotape of penetrating her vagina with several objects including a pool cue, Snapple bottle and a lighted cigarette.

For the Supreme Court, Fischer will narrow the arguments he presented to the Court of Appeal. He argued that the judge did not give his client a fair trial in electing to withhold evidence that the victim in the case had participated in similar sexual activity not long before the assault. The woman’s sexual history was protected under California’s Rape Shield law.

He also argues that Haidl should not have to register as a sex offender. The men were juveniles during the crime but were tried as adults.

The jury dismissed the assault with a deadly weapon charge the men faced. Without that charge, they would have been tried as juveniles and wouldn’t be required to register, he said.

Prosecutors say the men’s attempts to clear their records is exactly why they should be registered as sex offenders.

“Men who are convicted of preying on women who are too intoxicated to say ‘no’ are sexual predators. The public has the right to know who they are, where the live, and what they did,” said Orange County district attorney’s office Chief of Staff Susan Schroeder. “Again, they want to be treated different than other similarly situated defendants. This is one of the reasons why they are dangerous.”

Haidl, Nachreiner and Spann lost their case in the Court of Appeal in March. This is their last chance to appeal their case on the state level.

The state Supreme Court has 60 days to decide if it wants to hear the case.

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L.A. County Sheriff's Department looks into misconduct allegations, Reviewed by Bail Bondsman in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating allegations of misconduct by deputies involved in a drug case that was dismissed last week after records appeared to contradict their account of a drug possession arrest.

Prosecutors said the inconsistencies prompted them to drop a felony charge Wednesday against Tatiana Anjuli Lopez, 26. Lopez's attorney filed court records accusing the deputies of lying about her arrest and seeking to have her prosecuted in retaliation for her filing a complaint against them.

Lopez and her fiancé were arrested in Downey on Oct. 7 on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs.

In an arrest report, Deputy Francisco Enriquez said he drove Lopez in his patrol car to the department's Century Station in Lynwood. When she got out of his car, Enriquez wrote, he noticed a plastic bag containing nine bags of methamphetamine on the floor near where Lopez had been sitting.

But radio communications show that a different deputy told dispatchers that he was transporting Lopez to the station, according to court documents filed by Lopez's attorney, Thomas E. Beck.

"The crime report was deliberately falsified," Beck said. "The whole case was fabricated against my client."

The district attorney's office initially declined to file charges against Lopez, concluding that there was not enough evidence. But prosecutors later charged her with possession for sale of a controlled substance after deputies wrote new reports that provided more details about the night of the arrest.

Those reports were written Nov. 17, a day after Beck said he and Lopez met with a sheriff's lieutenant to discuss a misconduct complaint she had filed against the deputies.

"It was blatant retaliation," Beck said. "They circled the wagons to cover up the behavior."

Sheriff's Chief William McSweeney, who heads the detective division, said a preliminary review conducted several months ago found no dishonesty by the deputies.

McSweeney said the deputy who contacted dispatchers about transporting Lopez did so on behalf of Enriquez as they drove in patrol cars to the station. The chief also disputed the allegation that deputies retaliated against Lopez, saying the additional reports were written after a prosecutor told sheriff's officials he needed more details about the drug arrest before he could file charges.

Nonetheless, he said the department would investigate the details of the arrest but warned against jumping to conclusions.

"From what we currently know, our deputies acted honorably," McSweeney said. "Accusations from defense attorneys are part of the law enforcement environment."

Michael Gennaco, chief attorney in the sheriff's Office of Independent Review, which oversees discipline of deputies, said the department was opening an internal affairs investigation.

"We'll move forward in an aggressive way to get to the bottom of it," he said.

Mark Ashen, the deputy in charge of the district attorney's Downey area office, said he plans to review the case to determine whether it should be referred to the district attorney's division that handles criminal prosecutions of police officers.

"There seems to be an inconsistency there," he said, "but as to whether it was intentional or not or what the circumstances are, we don't know at this point."

Lopez was a student at Cerritos College and had no criminal record when she was arrested.

Her fiancé, Miguel Amarillas, 27, who said he once associated with a gang, was twice incarcerated, the first time for robbery in 2000 and the second for assault in 2007, according to prison records. He worked checking cables on oil rigs for a company in Long Beach.

On the evening of their arrest, Lopez and Amarillas were driving to her parents' house in South Gate to pick up her 5-year-old son when they stopped for gas near their home in Downey. Lopez said deputies suddenly appeared in two patrol cars and ordered them out.

Enriquez, who was assigned to a narcotics strike team, wrote in his report that he stopped the pair after seeing Amarillas' gold 1993 Lexus driving dangerously on Imperial Highway.

Enriquez said he spoke to the couple and noticed that Lopez was speaking rapidly and sweating, even though the night was cool. He suspected that she and Amarillas were on drugs, and the couple were taken to the sheriff's station in separate patrol cars.

After he dropped Lopez off, Enriquez wrote, he and other deputies searched the couple's home, where he found another bag with drugs in a bedroom dresser. The bag, he wrote, contained the same distinctive insignia as the bags found in the patrol car.

Enriquez said he gave Lopez and Amarillas a chance to provide a urine sample for a drug test, but they refused.

Lopez and Amarillas tell a very different story.

The couple said they were never asked to take a urine test and that they had not used drugs and did not possess any. Lopez accused the deputies of trying to pressure her into saying that the drugs belonged to her fiancé and said a deputy threatened to have her son removed.

Lopez was jailed for two days before she was released without charges, according to court records. Amarillas was also eventually released without charges.

Lopez said the episode left her traumatized and that she has had trouble sleeping since then.

"I'd seen it in the movies, but never in a million years did I think it would happen to me," Lopez said.

After Lopez was charged, her attorney sought radio communications and other records of deputies involved in the arrest. A sheriff's detective said in a report that he twice inquired about the records and was told there were none.

But Beck sent a subpoena directly to the Sheriff's Department, which provided the radio recordings and other records that he said confirmed his client's account.

On Wednesday, Lopez stood in a Downey courtroom next to her attorney as a prosecutor told Superior Court Commissioner Burt Barnett that the district attorney's office was dropping the case.

"Good idea," Barnett replied.

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