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Prosecutors seek to try teen in Oxnard Five Guys shooting as an adult
The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office has filed a motion to prosecute the teenager allegedly involved in a nearly fatal shooting at an Oxnard Five Guys as an adult. The 17-year-old Oxnard boy was charged in juvenile court with one count each of shooting at an occupied building, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and buying or receiving a firearm against a court order, according to the DA’s office. “Adult court is the appropriate venue for this case,” Supervising Senior Deputy District Attorney Blake Heller wrote in a news release. “The alleged actions of this young man have forever changed the life of an innocent victim who was simply at work when he was shot.” Court records for juvenile cases are confidential. During his Nov. 9 arraignment, the teen denied all charges as well as two special allegations for intentionally discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury and personally using a firearm, according to the DA’s office. Such allegations could result in a longer sentence if found true. Around 8:30 p.m. Aug. 28, the defendant was captured on surveillance video at The Collection being chased by two male individuals, according to the DA’s office. Prosecutors allege that he pulled out a
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Port Hueneme woman pleads not guilty to charges in fatal Oxnard crash
A 53-year-old Port Hueneme woman pleaded not guilty to three felonies in Ventura County Superior Court on Oct. 27 after authorities say she fled the scene of a fatal crash less than a week earlier . The woman was charged with felonies of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a collision causing death and driving under the influence of a drug causing death, and a misdemeanor count of hit-and-run, according to a Ventura County District Attorney’s Office news release. She also denied several special allegations, including that it was a serious felony and the felony resulted in great bodily injury. The charges stem from an Oct. 22 crash in which the driver struck a woman who was crossing the street at the intersection of East Gonzales Road and Snow Avenue in Oxnard at 10:53 p.m. The driver was believed to be under the influence of a drug, the DA’s office said. Authorities said the Port Hueneme woman ran a red light and struck a woman riding a scooter who was legally crossing the street. The driver continued for several miles before crashing into a fence, DA’s officials said. The driver was booked into Ventura County jail, with
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Oxnard Sizzles as Monster Surf Pummels Ventura Beaches
Oxnard is starting Monday clear and dry, with temperatures around 64 degrees early and another warm afternoon ahead. The city is forecast to reach 88 degrees under mostly sunny skies, while the more urgent weather story remains along Ventura County beaches, where high surf and coastal flooding concerns continue. Sunny...