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During the early morning hours of June 25, 2024, at approximately 6:17 a.m., the Stockton Fire Department responded to a reported residential fire. After extinguishing the flames, firefighters located three victims inside the home, later identified as Lizbeth, Julian, and Juan. All three died as a result of the fire.

On January 29, 2026, agents with the Metropolitan Narcotics Unit (METRO) arrested Angelina Delgado, Shaquille Anderson, Makalia Jackson, and Charish Kennedy on multiple drug trafficking–related charges following a months-long investigation.

San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas announced that Nicholas Bloed was arraigned today on a new set of felony sexual assault charges in the San Joaquin County Superior Court. While Bloed is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence for prior sexual assault convictions, these new charges arise from criminal conduct alleged to have occurred in March of 2022.

A defendant involved in a violent retail robbery at Macy’s on Pacific Avenue has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison following a guilty plea.

District Attorney Ron Freitas announces The San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office has successfully secured a triple life sentence against Eugenio Reyes, ensuring he never returns to the community he preyed upon. In Department 6D, the defendant was sentenced to three consecutive terms of Life Without the Possibility of Parole after prosecutors proved the defendant’s crimes constituted separate, predatory acts.

The San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office announced today that it intends to seek the death penalty in the prosecution of the 2024 Mettler Road triple homicide. The announcement follows a court proceeding this morning where the office formally stated its election to pursue capital punishment for the murders of Joe Pena, 60, Kim Huynh, 69, and Alfred Nguyen, 45.

Following today’s court appearance in the case of People v. Wesley Brownlee, District Attorney Ron Freitas addressed the media regarding the office's ongoing mission to deliver justice for the families impacted by these tragic events. Members of the public and the media are invited to watch the complete recorded briefing via the link provided on the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s website.

San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas announced that James Victor Ortega was sentenced to 30 years to life in state prison, bringing a definitive end to a case that began with a brutal crime spree on September 24, 2021.

A jury returned a guilty verdict last week in a driving under the influence (DUI) trial held before Judge Hoyt.

On January 12, 2026, Travis James Bell, 47, was sentenced to 10 years and four months in state prison after entering guilty pleas to Forcible Rape (Penal Code 261(a)(2)), a strike offense under California’s Three Strikes Law, and Reckless Possession of an Explosive Device in a Private Habitation (Penal Code 18715(a)(3)), a felony.

San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas announced today that Jose Andres Garcia-Soto has been sentenced to five years in state prison following a major METRO Task Force operation that uncovered a conversion lab and 20 pounds of crystal methamphetamine in a residential neighborhood.

San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas announces that his office has filed charges against Jerica Anderson and Rochelle Beck following the California Highway Patrol’s seizure of approximately 108.75 pounds, more than 49 kilograms, of methamphetamine during a routine traffic stop on northbound Interstate 5.

San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas announced that Judge Hoyt sentenced Cyntrial Anderson to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 11 years. The sentencing follows Anderson’s conviction for the 2023 arson-murder that claimed the life of an elderly woman and caused catastrophic injuries to multiple survivors.

Pedro Fuentes, a high-ranking member (“Carnal”) of the Nuestra Familia and a shot caller for local in-custody Norteño gang members, pled guilty on December 11, 2025, to multiple felony charges stemming from gang-related violence and drug smuggling into a county jail.

San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas announced that Frederick Wesley has been sentenced to 60 years to life in state prison. The sentencing marks the conclusion of a violent March 2022 case that began with a hotel shooting in Lodi and ended in a fatal Stockton apartment invasion.

San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas announced today that Brian Sewell has been sentenced by Judge Lance Jacot to 40 years to life in state prison. The sentencing follows Sewell’s August 2025 jury conviction on nine felony counts stemming from a violent 2022-armed robbery spree targeting businesses across two counties.

Robert Fuentez pled guilty to two counts of attempted lewd acts upon a child (Penal Code §288(a)). Under the terms of the negotiated plea agreement, Mr. Fuentez faces a four-year state prison sentence. The conviction constitutes two-strike offenses under California’s Three Strikes Law and requires lifetime sex offender registration pursuant to Penal Code §290.

The San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office announces the sentencing of Jesus Ramirez, who will serve 25 years in state prison for human trafficking, kidnapping, and violent assaults against two victims.

San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas announced today that Guadalupe Felix, of Stockton, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to multiple felony drug trafficking charges stemming from a large-scale narcotics operation.

The San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office announces that on November 24, 2025, a jury found Joaquin Cruz guilty of three counts of first-degree murder for the March 22, 2019, killings of siblings David and Tiffany Connary and 18-year-old Remilio Castillo in Stockton.