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Ventura County Sheriff's Office
Monday August 20th, 2018 :: 12:15 p.m. PDT

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Saticoy Stabbing Arrest

Nature of Incident: Gang Related Stabbing Arrest
Report Number: 18-123012
Location: 1200 block of Los Angeles Avenue, Saticoy, CA
Date & Time: 08/11/2018 @ 1915 hours
Unit(s) Responsible: Sheriff’s West County Patrol – Headquarters
Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau
Sheriff’s Gang Unit
 
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty (D)ecedent

City of Residence

Age
Juvenile male
Juvenile male

Fillmore
Ventura
 




17
14
 
 
 
 
Narrative:
On August 7, 2018, deputies were summoned to the 1200 block of Los Angeles Avenue in the unincorporated community of Saticoy in reference to a stabbing. Headquarters Patrol deputies, as well as investigators from the Sheriff’s Gang Unit and Major Crimes Bureau were involved in the investigation. The preliminary investigation indicated that three Hispanic male suspects approached two victims, who were walking together, in the area of Los Angeles Avenue and Azahar Street. One of the suspects made threatening statements and remarks consistent with gang ideology while brandishing a knife at the victims.  Upon seeing the suspect with the knife, both victims attempted to run away and were chased by all three suspects.  One of the victims managed to escape assault/injury and fled the scene unharmed.  The three suspects caught up with the second victim and attacked him in the area of Los Angeles Avenue and Violeta Street. The victim sustained stab wounds and a broken nose during the assault.  The victim was treated and later released from a local hospital where his wounds were determined to be non-life threatening. 
 
Detectives from the Headquarters Station, Major Crimes Bureau, and the Sheriff’s Gang Unit conducted a follow-up investigation resulting in the identification of two suspects. On August 16, 2018, Gang Unit detectives arrested a 17 year old male and a 14 year old male for their involvement in the stabbing.  Both suspects were later lodged at the Ventura County Juvenile Justice Center.  The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office has filed California Penal Code section 245(a)(1)- Assault with a Deadly Weapon and California Penal Code section 186.22(B)(1)(C)- Street Terrorism charges on both suspects.  Investigators are actively working leads on the third suspect and an arrest is pending. 
 
Anyone with information regarding this crime is strongly encouraged to contact Detective J. Lopez with the Sheriff’s Gang Unit at (805) 654-3548 or Detective R. Skaggs with the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau at (805) 384-4725.
 
 
 
 
 
Prepared by: Sergeant Victor Medina
Sheriff’s Gang Unit
 
 
News Release Date: August 17, 2018  
Media Follow-Up Contact: Sheriff’s Gang Unit Detective J. Lopez
(805) 654-3548; [email protected]
Major Crimes Detective R. Skaggs
(805) 947-8058; [email protected]
 
 
Approved by: Captain Todd Inglis  

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