Nature of Incident: Attempted Murder Arrest
Report Number: 19-114894
Location: Premier Inns (2434 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks)
Date & Time: July 22, 2019 at approximately 2:30 a.m.
Unit(s) Responsible: East County Investigations
Thousand Oaks Patrol Services
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent City of Residence Age
(S) Ferguson, Celebration C
(V) Adult Male
Los Angeles, CA
Oxnard, CA
26
63
Narrative:
In the early morning hours of July 22, 2019, Sheriff’s deputies responded to The Premier Inns for a call of possible domestic violence. Two guests staying at The Premier Inns were involved in an altercation, which was witnessed by an uninvolved party. During the altercation, Celebration Ferguson was heard yelling that she was going to kill the victim and seen battering the victim.
When deputies arrived on scene, they witnessed a physical altercation between the victim and Ferguson. Deputies were able to gain control of both parties and further the investigation through interviews and the identification and collection of evidence. The investigation revealed that Ferguson attempted to strangle the victim, while yelling she would kill the victim.
East County Major Crimes detectives responded to assist with the investigation. Based on the investigation, it was determined that Celebration Ferguson was in violation of 664/187(a) PC / Attempted Murder. Ferguson was booked at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility, with bail set at $500,000. Her court appearance is set for 07/25/19 at 1:30 p.m.
Prepared by: Detective Matt Theobald
News Release Date: July 24, 2019
Media Follow-Up Contact: Detective Matt Theobald
Office: 805 494-8223
Cell: 805 947-8261
[email protected]
Approved by: Captain D. Sliva
