Alfredo Garcia came up with an idea to use his mom to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine into the Fresno County Jail for further distribution among inmates, according to the United States Attorney's Office. Garcia, 27, called his mom, 53 year old Eva Romero, and hatched a plan to sneak the drugs...
‘July Is Going to Be Very Tragic,’ Says Fresno County Health Officer
New numbers from the state Tuesday show Fresno County has had a 97.7% increase in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the past 14 days. During the same time frame, the county has seen a 33.3% increase in ICU cases. Public health officials report that 200 of 270 ICU beds are occupied (40...
Fresno County Jail is Coronavirus Hot Spot
The north annex of the Fresno County Jail is a coronavirus hot spot. A sheriff's office spokesman said Thursday that 108 inmates were positive for COVID-19 among the latest 400 test results received. Those results followed last Friday's announcement that 13 Fresno inmates tested positive for the virus after they...
Sheriff Places 1,200 Fresno Inmates Into COVID-19 Quarantine
About 1,200 inmates at Fresno County’s north annex jail went into quarantine Friday after 13 COVID-19 tests came back positive, the sheriff's office said in a news release. On June 10, the sheriff's office received negative COVID-19 results for 25 sentenced inmates awaiting transfer to Wasco State Prison. All of those inmates were...
California Judicial Council Votes to End $0 Bail Enacted During COVID
The California Judicial Council voted 17-2 Wednesday to rescind, effective June 20, a temporary COVID-19 policy that set bail for lower-level crimes at $0. "The Judicial Council's action better reflects the current needs of our state, which has different health concerns and restrictions county-to-county based on the threat posed by COVID-19," said Justice Marsha...
Another Alleged Victim Surfaces in Clovis Sexual Assault Case
A Clovis man facing charges of sexual assault against three children under age 15 was re-arrested Thursday after a fourth alleged victim came forward, police said. Richard Bradberry, 55, was booked into Fresno County Jail on one county of lewd and lascivious acts with a child. The fourth alleged victim,...
Clovis Man Held on Charges of Sexual Abuse Against Minors
A Clovis man was arrested Wednesday on charges of sexual abuse involving three alleged victims, all aged 14 or younger, police said. Richard Bradberry, 55, was taken into custody at his home without incident and booked in the Fresno County Jail, where he is being held on $85,000 bail, Clovis...