Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Matthew Daniel Rakowski (DOB 07/21/06), of Simi Valley, has been charged with one count of felony vandalism and one misdemeanor count of a hate crime. Rakowski was also charged with the special allegation that the crime was committed in concert with another. He is the second suspect charged in this incident. Johann Bernhardt Patrick (DOB 09/28/06), of Thousand Oaks, was charged and arraigned for the same charges on October 17, 2024.
Rakowski will make his first appearance in Ventura County Superior Court for arraignment on October 30, 2024, at 9 a.m. in courtroom 11. He is out of custody on $20,000 bail.