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District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Tyler Clark (DOB 03/04/88), of Ventura, was sentenced to 11 years in state prison after being convicted of a hate crime stabbing.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko will be publicly sworn into office on January 11, 2023, at the Museum of Ventura County. During his remarks, Nasarenko will address the alarming increase in fentanyl-based case filings seen in Ventura County, which have risen 3,428 percent in three years.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that five defendants have been charged with crimes related to operating an illicit commercial sex organization out of Ventura and Port Hueneme massage businesses.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko is warning the public against driving while impaired by drugs or alcohol as the holiday weekend approaches. In 2022, over 2,600 DUI related cases were submitted to the Ventura County District Attorney’s office by law enforcement. While the overall DUI numbers have edged down slightly compared to last year, felony alcohol DUI with injury cases spiked ten percent in 2022.

Today the Ventura County Sheriff and District Attorney’s Offices announce the complete joint investigation into sexual abuse allegations at The Thacher School.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that charges have been filed against Keith David McDowell-Satyananda (DOB: 10/30/76), of Los Angeles, for a suspected DUI crash that killed one victim and injured another. The defendant entered pleas of not guilty to the charges at today’s arraignment.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole Board denied the release of inmate Andrew Stuart Luster (DOB: 12/15/63) after a senior prosecutor argued that the convicted rapist continues to represent a threat to public safety and should remain incarcerated in state prison.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that Zarbab Ali (DOB 01/04/97), of Hawthorne, has been arraigned on murder charges in the death of Simi Valley resident Rachel Castillo. He entered a not guilty plea today to the murder charge and special allegations.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Jaime Gonzales (DOB 01/26/78), of Oxnard, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for committed fentanyl crimes while in police custody.

District Attorney Erik Nasarenko has announced that Dr. Fariborz Farnad (DOB 07/22/65), of Beverly Hills, has been held to answer in the Ventura County Superior Court on one count of felony sexual battery. A preliminary hearing was held on Monday, December 12, 2022. Farnad works as a dentist at Oxnard Oral and Facial Surgery and is accused of committing the alleged acts on a patient who was under anesthesia.